17-year-old ETHS student faces weapons charges after gun found in locker
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The 17-year-old Evanston Township High School student found with a handgun in a backpack in his locker Oct. 9 was arrested and charged that day, and the gun had previously been reported stolen in Chicago, Evanston police said. Police said they do not know how the student obtained the handgun. ETHS staff found the weapon at 10:24 a.m. Oct. 9 while conducting a theft investigation, police previously told the RoundTable. The backpack contained an unloaded Glock 48 handgun and a magazine with 14 rounds of 9mm ammunition. School staff immediately notified police, who detained the student who had the backpack, police said. The student was taken to Evanston Police/Fire Headquarters for investigation. The teen was charged Oct. 9 with unlawful possession of weapons, unlawful possession of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, according to an Evanston Police Department email to the RoundTable. Further details on the charges, as well as court information and evidence deta