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Westbrook High School goes into lockdown after report of firearm

Westbrook High School went into lockdown Thursday morning after a student brought an unloaded handgun onto the school campus.

After becoming aware of the situation, the school's resource officer removed the student from class while staff simultaneously placed the school under lockdown.

Westbrook police arrested the 14-year-old who brought the unloaded handgun and charged him with terrorizing and theft of a firearm.

Nick Song is Maine Public's inaugural Emerging Voices Fellowship Reporter.


Originally from Southern California, Nick got his start in radio when he served as the programming director for his high school's radio station. He graduated with a degree in Journalism and History from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University -- where he was Co-News Director for WNUR 89.3 FM, the campus station.