Philadelphia high school student detained after gun found in locker

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Philadelphia high school student was detained on Monday after authorities found a gun in a locker.

It happened at the Mastery Hardy Williams Charter School in Kingsessing just after 9:30 a.m.


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Police say the locker was being searched for drugs when the gun was found.

The discovery prompted the school to go on lockdown while police cleared the building.
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The investigation into this incident is ongoing.