By Associated Press - Wednesday, January 24, 2018

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Police say a gun has been found during a search of a Philadelphia high school and a student is in custody.

A police spokesman said Parkway Northwest High School was locked down just after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.

School police had reported that two students were suspected of bringing firearms into the school.



Police said Wednesday afternoon that a gun was recovered from a second-floor locker and a juvenile student was in custody.

The lockdown was lifted Wednesday afternoon.

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