BRIGHTON, Mass. (WHDH) — Police arrested a 16-year-old Brighton High School after they said he brought a loaded gun to school.

Police came to the school Thursday after getting reporters that a student may be armed with a gun. When they patted the student down, officers said they found a handgun in the student’s pocket.

Police said the gun was previously reported as stolen. The teenager is now facing several charges, including unlawful possession of a firearm on school property and possession of a stolen firearm.

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