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Teen arrested after gun and drugs found inside car at Hammond High School, sheriff says

WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans) and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office school resource officers were alerted to what the deputies described as “suspicious circumstances” involving a car on campus.
The headline split WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) frames it as "Teen arrested after gun and drugs found inside car at Hammond High School, sheriff says". WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans) frames it as "Teenage boy accused of bringing gun, drugs to Hammond High School, deputies report".
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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Oct 6, 10:46 PM

Teen arrested after gun and drugs found inside car at Hammond High School, sheriff says

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office school resource officers were alerted to what the deputies described as “suspicious circumstances” involving a car on campus.

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WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans)News report · Oct 6, 10:28 PM

Teenage boy accused of bringing gun, drugs to Hammond High School, deputies report

A 16-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly bringing drugs and a gun to school on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office announced.

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Oct 6, 10:28 PM: WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans) joined the source map.

Oct 6, 10:46 PM: WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) joined the source map.

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