CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A teenage boy was arrested Wednesday for carrying a pellet gun at a high school in Bronzeville on the South Side.
Officers responded to Wendell Phillips Academy High School, 244 E. Pershing Rd., at about 6:05 p.m. after hearing reports that someone in the gym was carrying a gun, Chicago police said.
A 16-year-old boy was found with a pellet gun and taken into custody, police said.
The Phillips girls’ varsity basketball team played at home against Simeon Career Academy at 5 p.m., according to MaxPreps.com.
Charges were pending Wednesday evening.