[FoxNews] A 15-year-old high school student in Phoenix, Arizona was taken into custody after he was allegedly caught with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and ammunition at a high school, police said.
Phoenix Police said the Bostrom High School student was arrested at around 1 p.m. Friday for bringing the firearm onto school grounds.
The administrators immediately placed the school on lockdown and alerted the police, who then confiscated the weapon and arrested the student.
"When they arrived, officers detained the male student in the school’s main office. The student was found to be in possession of a semi-automatic rifle. Additional ammunition was found in the student’s backpack and lunch box," police said, FOX 10 Phoenix reported.
The student faces felony charges including "minor in possession of a firearm, carrying a weapon on school grounds, interfering with an educational institution and other weapon-related charges," Donna Rossi, director of communications for the Phoenix police, told NBC News.
According to a press release, school administrators received a tip during lunchtime that the gun was on campus, FOX 10 reported. 
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