Student charged after loaded 3D‑printed gun found during altercation at Northwood High School
GAITHERSBURG, MD – A morning altercation inside Northwood High School led officers to a 17‑year‑old student who was found carrying a loaded 3D‑printed handgun on campus, resulting in multiple firearm charges and an arrest.
Officers were dispatched around 8:23 a.m. on Friday after school staff received a report that one of two students involved in a confrontation might be armed. Responding units conducted a search of 17‑year‑old Isaiah Gaunt and discovered a loaded privately manufactured firearm in his waistband.
Gaunt, a Silver Spring resident, was taken into custody without incident. Police noted that the weapon was a 3D‑printed firearm without a serial number.
He has been charged as an adult with possessing a firearm without a serial number, handgun on person, possession of a firearm by a minor, and carrying a loaded handgun. Gaunt was transported to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he awaits a bond hearing.
No injuries were reported, and classes continued under heightened monitoring as the investigation proceeded.
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Key Points
- A 17‑year‑old Northwood High School student was found with a loaded 3D‑printed handgun
- Police responded after a report of an altercation involving a possibly armed student
- The student, charged as an adult, faces multiple firearm and weapon offenses
