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A 17-year-old was arrested Monday after police say he had a gun at Tucson High Magnet School, police say.

Officers were called to the school principal's office about 1:30 p.m. after school staff reported finding the gun, Tucson police say.

The 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of carrying a weapon on school grounds and being a minor in possession of a weapon, police said.

He was taken to the Pima County Juvenile Detention Center, police said.


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