Teen with rifle and ammunition arrested at Bostrom High School in Phoenix
A teenager was arrested by Phoenix police Friday afternoon after they said he was found with a rifle and ammunition at a high school in Maryvale.
Just before 1 p.m. Phoenix police officers and two school security officers were called to Bostrom High School located on 27th Avenue and Osborn Road after receiving reports of a student with a gun.
Police said they found the student with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and additional ammunition in his backpack and lunch box. Officers arrested the teenage boy at the school's main office under multiple "serious felony charges," police said.
Police were working with school and district officials to investigate the incident.
"We commend those who originally reported the possibility of a weapon on school grounds to adults on campus who immediately called police," police said in a statement released Friday.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Teen found with rifle and ammunition at Phoenix high school
