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Oct 22, 2024

Boy faces charges after struggling with Phoenix police at school dance

Police shot a boy with a stun gun after receiving reports about multiple male students flashing guns outside a high school dance Saturday night, according to the Phoenix Police Department. A mother

Police shot a boy with a stun gun after receiving reports about multiple male students flashing guns outside a high school dance Saturday night, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

A mother called the police while on the way to her daughter's school to report that her daughter had told her of the incident, according to police.

Police said they detained two boys and determined they did not have any weapons.

School staff alerted the officers that another boy was making similar claims inside the dance. When officers tried to stop him, he became combative and resistant, according to police.

One officer was injured during the struggle but did not need to go to a hospital.

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The boy who resisted the officers' attempts to stop him faces multiple charges, including counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

Police said the boy had a pencil and comb wrapped in cloth in his pocket but did not have a gun. It is unclear whether the objects were meant to mimic a weapon or if he was associated with the other two boys.

Police said they didn't think the arrested boy attended the school.

This is a developing story. Check back here for updates