Seven-Year-Old Student In Philadelphia Finds Loaded Gun In Backpack

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A seven-year-old boy found a loaded gun in his backpack at a Philadelphia elementary school on Thursday, the Associated Press reported

The boy informed his teacher immediately after spotting the gun while placing a folder inside his bag. Police are conducting interviews with family and going over surveillance footage to determine how the weapon, a .38 caliber handgun loaded with five rounds of ammunition, was placed in the boy’s bag. 

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