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Kid arrested with gun at NC high school

Police said they arrested a person who reportedly had a gun on campus at Albemarle High School.

ALBEMARLE, N.C. — Law enforcement officers arrested a kid who allegedly had a gun on campus at Albemarle High School in Stanly County on Wednesday, Oct. 11.

An Albemarle police officer, who was serving as a school resource officer at the time, received a report that someone with a firearm was on campus.

The officer 'immediately' started an investigation after getting the tip, according to a spokesperson for the police department. 

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The young person was arrested for "possession of a firearm on school grounds," and the case remains under investigation. 

The Albemarle Police Department said there is no additional information available at this time.

This is a developing story. 

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