A 17-year-old student is in custody after allegedly bringing a gun into his high school in the Hunting Park section of North Philadelphia, according to police sources who spoke with CBS Philadelphia.
The brief video update from the station did not identify the school or the student, and it offered only a handful of details about what happened inside the building. The incident remains under investigation, and as of that initial report it was not clear whether any charges had been filed.
Pattern of weapons on school grounds
Hunting Park sits within North Philadelphia, an area that has seen several recent incidents involving weapons on school property. In March 2025, a ghost gun was discovered at Northeast High School and a student was arrested, according to 6abc.
Separately, Patch reported that a 17-year-old was taken into custody in August 2025 after police said they found a handgun and narcotics at Thomas Edison High School, citing coverage from NBC10 and FOX29.
What charges could follow
In past Philadelphia cases where firearms turned up on school property, prosecutors have often filed counts under the Uniform Firearms Act along with charges for possession of a weapon on school grounds. Local coverage describes a familiar sequence in those situations, with school safety officers locking down the immediate area, securing the firearm, then handing the suspect over to Philadelphia police while investigators sort through the details, as outlined in reporting by FOX29.
The bulletin from CBS Philadelphia is the earliest public account of the Hunting Park incident. At the time of that report, no additional information had been released. This story will be updated if the Philadelphia Police Department or the School District of Philadelphia provides further details.
