A five-year-old boy in Pennsylvania was suspended from his school when it was discovered that he had a loaded revolver in his schoolbag.
The little boy had found the gun lying on a bed in his home, and was afraid his three-year-old brother would hurt himself with it.
Knowing his brother wouldn’t look there, the boy hid the gun in his schoolbag. He then forgot about it and ended up bringing in into class.
His grandmother has defended the boy, telling reporters:
“He put it in his book bag and forgot it was in there... For them to say he’s aggressive, that’s a lie,” She said.
“It’s not that this child was bad. It’s not that this child had a temper because all of that is a lie. He’s a very sweet kid. He wasn’t taking the gun to school to hurt anyone,”
The family have not addressed questions as to why there was a loaded gun in reach of the two children in the first place.
“It's a very unique situation,” Police Chief Donald Couch Jr. said. “As far as the circumstances, how it got there, I can't go into that.”
“I can stress that at no time were any students in danger,” Couch said. “We are definitely sure there was no ill will by the student towards anyone.”
Police are currently investigating whether the boy's family should face charges.
