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School resource officer's gun missing after leaving it in middle school bathroom, MPD says

Memphis Police said they're looking for two Kirby Middle School students after they were seen leaving school with a school resource officer's missing gun.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are trying to figure out who took a school resource officer's gun from the girl's bathroom at Kirby Middle School Tuesday after the officer said she left it there.

According to Memphis Police, officers responded to Kirby Middle School around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday after school staff said a gun was stolen out of the girl's bathroom. 

The school resource officer for the school said she left her gun in a bathroom stall before noticing - an hour and 15 minutes later - that it went missing.

School staff saw a student leaving the bathroom 10 minutes after the officer left, trying to conceal something underneath a hoodie. This student and another student were identified, and seen leaving school together from an unauthorized exit without permission.

Memphis Police are still investigating the incident. 

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