Student arrested for trying to bring gun into Philadelphia high school: police
Student arrested for bringing gun to Northeast High School identified
Police have identified the 18-year-old student arrested for bringing a gun to Northeast High School Wednesday.
PHILADELPHIA - A student is in police custody after a gun incident at a high school in Northeast Philadelphia Wednesday morning.
What we know:
Police responded to Northeast High School on the 1600 block of Cottman Avenue just after 8 a.m.
According to police, at approximately 7:52 a.m., Tawhiid Miles,18, entered the school and placed his book bag on the X-ray machine.
A School Safety Officer noticed the silhouette of a handgun inside his bag and asked for assistance.
Upon searching the student's bag, the school officers recovered a black and tan 9mm ghost gun from the bottom of the bag.
The firearm was secured, and Miles was taken to the school's holding cell and Philadelphia police were called.
Upon arrival, police recovered the firearm, and discovered it was loaded with six (6) live 9mm rounds in the magazine and one (1) live round in the chamber, totaling seven (7) live rounds.
Miles was taken into custody and charged with Violations of the Uniform Firearms Act (VUFA), Possession of a Weapon on School Property, and VUFA on Public Streets.
No injuries were reported.
The Source: Information from this article was provided by the Philadelphia Police Department.