Student arrested after bringing ghost gun to Northeast High School in Philadelphia, police say
An 18-year-old student at Northeast High School in Philadelphia was charged after bringing a ghost gun into school on Wednesday morning, police said.
Police said Tawhiid Miles was charged with weapons offenses after the ghost gun inside his book bag was detected on an X-ray machine just before 8 a.m. at the school located on Cottman Avenue.
A school safety officer noticed the shape of something that appeared to be a handgun inside the bag, and immediately called for assistance, according to police.
The officer searched the book bag and found a black and tan 9 mm ghost gun at the bottom of it, police said. The gun was loaded with seven live rounds — six inside a magazine and one in the chamber, according to police.
Philadelphia police responded to the scene and took Miles to the 15th Police District for further processing.