Gun, Ammo Found in 2nd Grader’s Desk at Sacramento School

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A gun and a loaded journal have been present in a second-grade scholar’s desk at a California faculty after different college students alerted the workers {that a} classmate had introduced the weapon, officers stated.

The incident occurred Tuesday at Edward Kemble Elementary in Sacramento, the Sacramento Metropolis Unified Faculty District stated in an announcement to households.

Faculty workers referred to as police “who secured the weapon and opened an investigation,” the assertion stated.

“We’re grateful that this incident didn’t lead to a tragedy equivalent to those who districts have skilled, together with at present’s tragic and mindless mass capturing at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas,” the varsity district stated. “That is due largely to the bravery and consciousness of the scholars who got here ahead and alerted workers at Kemble at present.”

In Texas, an 18-year-old gunman on Tuesday fatally shot 19 youngsters and two lecturers earlier than regulation enforcement officers killed him.

The Sacramento faculty district stated the incident involving the second-grader was a reminder of the significance of the district’s mantra to college students of “See one thing, say one thing” when one thing appears improper at school settings.

Sacramento police didn’t instantly return a phone message Wednesday searching for extra details about the occasion.

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