Montco high school football game suspended after student with gun arrested: police

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. (CBS) -- A football game scheduled Friday between Abington and Cheltenham High Schools was suspended after a student was arrested for having a gun. 

Abington Township police said a parent notified officials after seeing the person, who was later determined to be a student at Cheltenham High School, with a weapon inside the Abington High School stadium. They said the student was quickly taken into custody and escorted out of the area.

Police found a loaded gun and an extended magazine that was around his waist.

The student was taken to Montgomery County Juvenile Center, where, police said, he will be charged with felony weapons offenses.

Out of safety for the students and everyone else, the football game was suspended at halftime, officials said. Both teams were safely dismissed to their locker rooms and a heavy police presence remained in the area until everyone was able to leave.

There were no reports of anyone hurt during the incident and there is an ongoing investigation with the Abington Township police and the Abington School District.

The future date of the football game is to be determined.  

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