PHOENIX -- Police say a Mountain Pointe High School student is in juvenile custody after he reportedly brought a handgun to class in a backpack and told friends he was going to use it in an after-school fight.
The name of the 17-year-old student is being withheld because he's not an adult.
Police say the teenager faces one felony and two misdemeanor charges, including underage weapons possession, bringing a firearm onto school grounds and misconduct involving a weapon.The incident happened Wednesday at the Ahwatukee school.
Other students reported to school administrators that the student told them he had a .45 caliber handgun in his backpack.
School security removed the student from class, took the backpack away and found the gun.
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