Teen arrested after gun brought into South Side high school
A teen was arrested after a gun was found at a high school on Chicago's South Side on Thursday.
Chicago police said security staff recovered the gun from a 17-year-old boy in the 8500 block of South Lafayette Avenue around 8:40 a.m.
Perspectives Charter School confirmed the gun was discovered at the entrance of the campus, according to a message sent to parents. School officials said the gun was "immediately confiscated."
Police said the teen was taken into custody, and charges are pending.
The school was placed on a hard lockdown and then later a soft lockdown amid the investigation.
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