PHOENIX — Phoenix police are investigating after a student was found with a gun at Maryvale High School on Thursday.
Police say staff was informed that a student was believed to have a firearm on campus. Officers say they were led on a short foot chase with the student in question before detainment.
Officers were able to confirm that a handgun was with the student on campus.
Police and school administrators are investigating the incident.
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Phoenix officials say reports of a shooting at the school came in around the same time, which were determined to be false. Additional officers were called to secure the campus as a precaution.
Diego Acosta, a junior at the school, says students were saying there was a shooter at the school.
"There was a lot of people running. A lot of people [were] scared," Acosta said. "They didn't know what to do. They were like panicking."
"We went to lockdown like two times I believe and they said, 'Oh, you're free to go,'' said Kimberly Mendez, a senior at the school.
She says the uncertainty was the hardest part.
"Other kids in there were calling their parents because we didn't know what was going on. So, it was like, kinda scary," she said.
One student not related to the incident was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but the reason is not known.
Earlier this week, an 18-year-old was found with a handgun at another Valley school.
