Crime & Safety
GA Boy, 8, Brings Loaded Gun To School: Sheriff
An 8-year-old Hall County boy was accused of bringing a loaded handgun to school and showing a classmate.
GAINESVILLE, GA — Authorities say they are investigating after an 8-year-old boy brought a gun to school and showed it to a classmate Thursday in Hall County.
The second-grade student at Myers Elementary School was accused of showing a handgun to the classmate around 8:15 a.m. The student then reported it to a teacher, who notified the school principal, the Hall County Sheriff's Office said.
The principal then searched the student and confiscated the handgun before alerting the school resource officer, authorities said.
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The officer determined the handgun had a loaded magazine, but there was no round in the chamber, authorities said.
They added there were no signs the student intended to hurt himself or others with the gun.
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Authorities did not say if charges were filed in the case.
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