WTHR |Two IPS students arrested for bringing weapons to school

Two IPS students arrested for bringing weapons to school

Indianapolis - Two IPS students face charges for bringing weapons onto school property, IPS said Thursday.

A 15-year-old freshman at Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School was arrested Nov. 4 for allegedly showing an unloaded handgun to students.

A coach approached the student after other students told the coach that the student was showing off an unloaded .38-caliber revolver in the weight room. The student surrendered the weapon after the coach asked about it.

It's also believed the student showed the gun to classmates in the cafeteria, but no students alerted staff. The student did not threaten anyone with the gun.

The student was arrested for carrying a handgun without a license and possessing a firearm on school property. He is currently suspended pending expulsion.

On Nov. 5, an Arsenal Technical High School police officer stopped a 16-year-old student to question him about a fight that had occurred on campus two days earlier. The officer searched the student and found a .25-caliber semi-automatic handgun loaded with one bullet.

The student, a sophomore, was arrested for carrying a handgun without a license, possessing a firearm on school property, and dangerous possession of a firearm for carrying a loaded handgun on IPS property.

The student also was identified as having participated in the fight earlier in the week. He also was charged with disorderly conduct and rioting.