BATON ROUGE — Two middle school students are facing charges after an unloaded gun was found in a backpack at Capitol Middle School.
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office School Drug Task Force reported that school administrators received information that two sixth graders had brought an unloaded handgun onto campus.
According to an EBRSO press release, the gun was discovered in one of the students’ backpacks at 2:13 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12. Both students admitted to having the firearm on campus, but EBRSO stated that no threats were made.
The 12-year-old and 13-year-old were booked into the juvenile detention center on charges of illegally carrying a firearm on school property and illegal possession of a firearm by a juvenile. They are not being named due to their ages.
Students or parents with information concerning similar incidents are encouraged to notify a school administrator, contact the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office at 225-389-5000 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at (225) 344- STOP or (225) 344-7867.
Students can also text “CS225” plus their message to CRIMES (274637).
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