Teen Arrested with Guns at Senior Skip Day

0:00It's April 18, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Dallas News today, your AI-powered local news. A 17-year-old got arrested Friday at a Dallas Park during what kids called Senior Skip Day. Police were watching an unofficial party with nearly 400 students from different school districts at Daniel Dale Park. Officers spotted the teen, Zaquavius Hughes-Bigger, with a firearm before he hopped in a car and started circling the area. Other cover cops, called in backup, and a helicopter tracked the vehicle making multiple laps around the park. When they pulled it over, they found several guns inside, including an AR-style pistol with a scratched-off serial number, that discovery turned things serious quick, saw it as a real threat and cleared out all the students from the park to keep everyone safe. The teen now faces charges for unlawful caring of a weapon, tampering with identification numbers, and possession of less than two ounces of. His 18-year-old passenger, Jacqueline Woods, got hit with a marijuana possession charge

1:02too. Dallas police are reminding folks these gatherings can turn risky fast, especially when weapons show up uninvited. Stay tuned for any updates on this one.