As students boarded buses at the West Side Leadership Academy in Gary Tuesday afternoon, police and school security officers arrested an unidentified male who officials said was armed with a gun.
In a social media post, officials said the male came on campus as students began boarding buses at the end of the school day at about 3:30 p.m.
The post said the male was allegedly searching for a student who had harmed one of his relatives.
No one was injured, officials said.
Tuesday marked the third day of school for students in the Gary Community School Corp.
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