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A 16-year-old has been taken into custody after a loaded handgun was found in a backpack at Des Moines Roosevelt High School.
Police were called to the school around 9:30 on Monday morning, after a loaded 9mm handgun was safely removed from a student's backpack.
The preliminary investigation says there was no indication of threats being made to another student or staff.
The 16-year-old is now facing a felony charge of carrying a firearm on school grounds, and possession of dangerous weapons and loaded firearms by a minor, a serious misdemeanor.
Des Moines Police continue to investigate.