A Phoenix boy was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly pointed a gun at a school bus carrying students.
Police responded to the scene near 16th Avenue and Bethany Home Road at around 8 a.m. after receiving reports of a boy pointing a firearm at a school bus.
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“Officers responded and learned that the juvenile male suspect was in an argument with a student using the bus and after the victim entered the bus to leave, the suspect brandished a handgun and pointed it at the school bus,” Phoenix Police Sgt. Brian Bower said.
As police looked for the suspect, the school was placed on lockdown; the suspect was later taken into custody at a nearby apartment.
Classes resumed after the suspect’s arrest.
