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Des Moines police take gun from seventh grader at school
(AP) - Des Moines police say a seventh grade student brought a gun to school and they have confiscated the weapon.
Des Moines police said the student brought the 9mm semiautomatic handgun to Goodrell Middle School on Friday and showed it to another student. That student reported the gun to school officials, who found the weapon in a locker and called police.
Police say the gun wasn't loaded and they confiscated it along with ammunition. Police say the student accused of bringing the gun to school was transferred to juvenile custody and the case has been forwarded to juvenile court.
Authorities say they don't know why the student brought the weapon to school.
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