Philadelphia police arrested a 12-year-old boy who allegedly was walking around a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood with a loaded AR-15 assault rifle.
Police made the arrests Saturday after responding to a report of a person with a gun on the 2200 block of Kennedy Street in Bridesburg.
Michael Mitchell, 19, of the 2200 block of Kennedy Street, was charged with violating the Uniform Firearms Act – a third-degree felony.
He also was charged with five misdemeanors, including criminal conspiracy, terroristic threats, corruption of a minor and reckless endangerment of another person.
As of late Monday afternoon, police had not released the identity of the 12-year-old boy or announced any charges against him.
The Northeast Detective Division continues to investigate the incident.
On Monday morning, the police department tweeted a photo of the arresting officer – Krzysztof Wrzesinski of the 15th district – holding the seized firearms.