Three students facing charges after a gun was found on school bus

Three students have been charged as juveniles after a firearm was discovered in the possession of a middle school student on a school bus in Sarasota Thursday.

Sarasota Police Department officials announced that a male student from Booker Middle School was in possession of a firearm on the bus.

Three male students from Booker were questioned in connection with the incident. Police said two of the boys are age 14, and the third student is 13.

The bus was at North Lockwood Ridge and Jolson Drive in Sarasota when a .38-caliber revolver was found, according to police.

Detectives took possession of the gun, and no students were harmed, authorities said.

The investigation is ongoing, and more charges are expected, according to police.

This story was originally published March 23, 2017 at 4:00 PM with the headline "Three students facing charges after a gun was found on school bus."