An Arizona high school student was arrested Friday after allegedly bringing an AR-15 and ammunition to his school in Phoenix.
The teenager was arrested at Bostrom High School’s main office around 1 p.m. Friday after police were called about a student with a gun, Phoenix police said in a release.
In addition to the semi-automatic rifle, he was also found with ammunition in his backpack and lunch box, police said.
The school went on lockdown “as soon as school officials were notified of the possible weapon on campus,” said Donna Rossi, communications director for the Phoenix Police Department. said NBC Newswhich identified the student as a 15-year-old man.
The boy, who could not be identified because he is still a minor, was convicted of multiple offenses and has remained in police custody since Saturday, police said in their release.
Authorities did not say how the child got hold of the gun or if they knew why he brought it to school. A police department spokesman told HuffPost on Sunday that she could not comment on further details of the incident as the investigation is still ongoing.
“We commend those who originally reported the possibility of a gun on school property to adults on campus who immediately called the police,” the police statement said.
The school district did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment Sunday.
AR-15 style guns have become popular firearms in mass shootings and are used in seven states across the country The 10 deadliest mass shootings within the last four decades. Each magazine usually contains 30 rounds.
President Joe Biden has done this repeatedly called for a national ban on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines to curb gun violence.
