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(Des Moines, IA) -- A teen is in custody accused of bringing a handgun to a Des Moines high school.
Police say an anonymous call to North High School led to officers to respond around 2:30pm. Officers from the Des Moines Police Department and Des Moines Public Schools Public Safety found the gun in the backpack of a 15 year old student. No threats against the school have been made, no one was hurt, and the student accused of bringing the gun to school has been referred to Polk County Juvenile Courts.