MARION, Indiana — Police arrested two students in two days after guns were found at Marion High School.
According to police, on Sept. 1, a security officer noticed a student walk by with part of their backpack unzipped. As the officer looked closer, they saw the barrel of a gun sticking out.
The officer confronted the student and found a 9mm gun in the backpack.
Then on Thursday, staff at the high school were notified that a student had a gun in their backpack. The staff and a security officer confronted the student and found a 40 caliber gun.
Both students are 17 years old and were arrested for possession of a firearm on school property.
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