Student arrested after bringing gun to school in Allentown

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A 17-year-old is being charged with bringing a gun into a school in Allentown.

The Allentown School District says a school resource officer stopped the student with the gun at Dieruff High School.

The school went into a brief lockdown as the teen was taken into custody.

Officials have not said if the gun was loaded.