Principal: Gun-wielding teen targeted four students

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The teenager charged last week in connection with bringing a gun to school did not have a hit list, but school officials learned that the disgruntled youth targeted four students, said Sterlind Burke, principal of Hammond High School in Howard County.

About 40 parents attended a breakfast meeting Thursday with Burke to discuss the incident. The parents of the four students whom the 15-year-old targeted were notified immediately, Burke said.

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