Armed Philly Community College student held

    Police say an armed student who flashed a gun at the Community College of Philadelphia is in custody.Authorities said a 23-year-old man was taken into custody without incident at his Northeast Philadelphia apartment building around 1:30 Wednesday.

    Police say they were told that a student had brandished a handgun after an argument with another student in a chemistry classroom.

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