Two Louisiana Middle School Students Arrested After Gun Found on Campus

Two students at a Louisiana middle school were arrested on Wednesday afternoon (March 12) after a firearm was discovered on campus.

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According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, their task force members were called to the campus at Capitol Middle School in Baton Rouge shortly after 2:00 pm after a report of a gun being in a student's backpack.

EXTERIOR VIEW OF CAPITOL MIDDLE SCHOOL

School administrators were notified that a gun was discovered on campus. School personnel took the unloaded gun from a backpack.

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Two students admitted to have a gun while on campus. Both students are sixth graders, one a 12-year-old and the other a 13-year-old.

Thankfully, no threats were made.

However, the two students were booked into the East Baton Rouge juvenile detention center on charges of illegal carrying of a firearm on school property, firearm-free zone, and illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile.