A 13-year-old boy was arrested after police accused him of giving his 8-year-old brother a loaded gun that he brought to school.
Investigators said the younger brother took the gun to P.S. 91 The Albany Avenue School, at 532 Albany Ave. in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on Friday during Spirit Day. The boy was discovered with a loaded .380 Taurus handgun, police said.
The 8-year-old student brought a loaded handgun to school, prompting a police response in Brooklyn on Friday morning.
As CBS2’s Steve Langford reported, it was around 11:35 a.m. in the middle of Spirit Day at P.S. 91 The Albany Avenue School, at 532 Albany Ave. in Crown Heights. The boy was discovered with a loaded .380 Taurus handgun, police said.
The children were in the schoolyard enjoying the nice day when the teachers asked the children to sit on their book bags, but one of them refused. He was acting strange, and they questioned him and opened the book bag.
In it, they found the gun with four bullets in the clip.
Police questioned the boy at the 71st Precinct, 1010 WINS’ Samantha Liebman reported.
City Department of Education spokeswoman Toya Holness said in a statement that the department is working closely with the NYPD as they investigate “this deeply troubling incident.”
“Nothing is more important than the safety of all students and staff and there is zero tolerance for weapons of any kind,” Holness said.
A note went home as pupils were dismissed from school, and parents arriving at pickup Friday afternoon were shocked.
“It’s disturbing to hear that an 8-year-old boy brought a gun to school — a loaded gun?” one parent said.
“Maybe they need more security — they have none,” another said.
a 13 year old idiot, that’s who!
The same way an 8 year old shouldn’t have a gun, a 13 year old shouldn’t either.
what idiot would give their 8 yr old brother a loaded gun to take to school?
Now you must be scared from
All young kids in our streets , they can be loaded potentially with a real dangerous weapons …..
So who is the owner ? Why kids have it ? It’s not a candy !!!!
was this a gun that could really C'”V kill someone, or it was like a bebe gun?
When kids are not punished for Burning a bus, Attcking Jewish youth, stealing a boys hat, then we come to this: a GUN TO SCHOOL unfortunately.. these kids neeed to be responsible for theer acts, for as they grow ulder they will become more violent
the 7 laws of noach
We need more accountability, not more security.
Bring back corporal punishment for the kids and all adults involved – if they feel pain they will refrain.
Disciplinary action for the parent(s) who raised (or failed to raise) gun toting brats, including mandatory supervision and child-rearing education, or placement of the brothers with civilized foster-parents who can do the job.
And the BOE must institute city wide education reform that makes teaching civics more sacred than HIV prevention!
DeBlasio failed. We need someone with brains running the show.
Aarghhhhh.
Did they find out what his intention was, who he (or his brother) wanted to shoot, if that was their reason for bringing it in?
this world is mamesh a scary place
I literally shudder at the thought
That is soooo scary! Why did the teacher ask them to sit on their bookbags? Well, it doesnt really matter why, it is good that he/she did that!
In a violent and materialistic society, what else do you expect…
‘Hugs and kisses?’