Officials within Howard County Public Schools were not alerted to a teen’s alleged criminal past until after he was arrested at school with a loaded gun in his backpack while wearing an ankle

A Howard High School student was arrested at the school, accused of murdering a 26-year-old man found shot to death in a vehicle behind a Columbia office building, according to police.

Howard County Schools Superintendent reassured the school community that safety and getting answers are his first priority after the arrest of a Howard High School student in the shooting death of a Baltimore man.

An Ellicott City teen appeared in court for the first time Wednesday, facing a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a 26-year-old Baltimore man last week in Columbia. A Howard County judge denied the teen’s bail and ruled his case will remain in adult court due to the violent nature of the charges.

Howard County educators are reassuring families that safety is a top priority after a student accused of murder was arrested on Tuesday in one of the district's schools.

BALTIMORE — Police arrested and charged a 17-year-old Howard High School student Tuesday with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Kendrick McLellan, 26, who was found dead inside a car in a Columbia office building parking lot Saturday morning,

The teenage suspect was already wearing an ankle monitor due to a previous incident in another jurisdiction, police said.