NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A six-year-old boy found a loaded gun in his backpack while setting up for the day after arriving at his Bronx public elementary school on Thursday, according to the NYPD.
The boy discovered the weapon around 8:25 a.m. at the Boys Prep Bronx Elementary School in Melrose and alerted school officials, who in turn called the police.
Officers are investigating adults at the school and family members to determine how the weapon ended up in the young boy’s backpack.
"Our staff acted quickly today to ensure everyone’s safety and communicate with our families and the proper authorities," said a spokesperson for the school. "We are obviously shocked and saddened by this situation and are now focused on reviewing our procedures while also ensuring this student and his classmates have the support they need. We promptly notified law enforcement and will assist however we can with their investigation."
It was one of two guns found on a student at a school on Thursday.
School officials found a .9 mm handgun on a 14-year-old boy at Brooklyn Collegiate Prep High School in Brownsville around 8:30 a.m., authorities said.
School officials had noticed his posts online with the weapon a day before and he was searched as he entered the school.
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