Crime & Safety
Student Brought Unloaded Shotgun Onto Phoenixville School Property: Cops
Breaking: A student was arrested after bringing an unloaded shotgun onto Phoenixville High School property Thursday, police said.
PHOENIXVILLE, PA — A student was arrested this week for bringing an unloaded shotgun onto school property, according to the Phoenixville Police Department.
Police said they discovered the shotgun inside the truck of a student on Thursday night at around 10:15 p.m.
The truck was parked in the school district parking lot.
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The suspect, an 18-year-old Phoenixville Area High School student from Schuylkill Township, was arrested shortly thereafter, police said.
The suspect was sent to Chester County Prison after failing to post $500,000 bail.
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A preliminary hearing is forthcoming.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.
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