Police were called when a student was carrying a weapon on school grounds.

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Officers were called to a middle school in south Texas, when they entered the school they confronted an armed 8th grader. When the student showed the weapon and charged at the officers they opened fire killing the 8th grader.

An ambulance was called to rush the student to a nearby hospital where the student was pronounced dead. No other students or faculty was injured. The students were sent to a gymnasium where they are being held until the police investigation is over.

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