1NEWARK, DE – Three students at Glasgow High School were arrested Wednesday morning after a loaded stolen handgun was found inside a student’s backpack following a confrontation with a school resource officer, Delaware State Police said.

The incident began around 9:19 a.m. when staff alerted the on-site School Resource Officer to a conversation among three students referring to a “trap,” a term commonly used for a handgun.

The students—a 15-year-old, a 17-year-old, and 18-year-old Troy Alston—were escorted to the office for questioning, where one of them attempted to flee.

Loaded gun recovered during school struggle

As the 15-year-old student tried to run into the hallway, a struggle broke out with the SRO. Police said the two other students grabbed the officer from behind in an appar

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