Colorado first-grader brings loaded handgun to school
September 27, 2019
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado law enforcement has initiated an investigation after a handgun was found in the backpack of an elementary school student.
The Gazette reported Thursday that El Paso County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation into how the first-grade child obtained the gun, which was loaded with a single round from a different firearm.
Authorities say the handgun was discovered and secured after the first-grader showed the single round to a Falcon Elementary staff member.
Falcon School District 49 officials say the gun was secured immediately, and the student...
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