High school student arrested for bringing "very realistic" toy gun to school
A 16-year-old high school student was arrested by police Friday morning in Commerce City after officers responded to the school on a report of a student with a gun.
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A 16-year-old high school student was arrested by police Friday morning in Commerce City after officers responded to the school on a report of a student with a gun.
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