IPS student arrested for gun possession

A 16-year-old Indianapolis Public Schools student was arrested Thursday for bringing a gun to school, according to police. The student was apprehended by Emmerich Manual High School security at about 2 p.m. after finding a .38-caliber handgun in his pants pocket. A school administrator called police after two male students were caught smoking in a restroom and searched. The student was charged with possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm on school property.