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2 Students at Magruder High School Taken Into Custody After Police Find Knife, BB Gun on Campus
A 15-year-old faces assault and weapon charges after police said two students were found with a knife and a BB gun.
- On Thursday, September 3, 2026, Montgomery County police responded to two separate weapons incidents at Colonel Zadok Magruder High School in Derwood, Maryland, taking two students into custody.
- Investigators found one student possessed a knife and a second student carried a BB gun; the 15-year-old with the BB gun was charged with assault and possession of a dangerous weapon on school property.
- The student found with the knife was "very cooperative" and surrendered the weapon immediately, police said, with disciplinary action left to Montgomery County Public Schools.
- Montgomery County Public Schools briefly enacted a "hold status" around 10 a.m. to clear hallways, while the district's VOLT-AI pilot program flagged "certain situations that may need attention" for staff review.
- These events occurred during the second week of the 2026-2027 school year; Magruder High School previously experienced a 2022 shooting incident where a student received an 18-year sentence.
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2 students at Magruder High School taken into custody after police find knife, BB gun on campus
A 15-year-old student at Montgomery County's Colonel Zadok Magruder High School has been charged with assault and possession of a dangerous weapon on school property.
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