SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Deputies are investigating after a gun went off while it was in an elementary schooler’s backpack in Spotsylvania County on Monday morning, officials said.

No students or staffers were injured early Monday when a handgun fired inside a third grade student’s backpack at an elementary school in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, according to law enforcement.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The parents of a third-grader were arrested after a gun went off inside the child's backpack in his classroom. On Monday, the boy found an unsecured handgun at home, Spotsylvania ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The parents of a third-grader were arrested after a gun went off inside the child's backpack in his classroom. On Monday, the boy found an unsecured handgun at home, Spotsylvania ...

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The parents of a third grader who had a gun discharge in their backpack at Lee Hill Elementary School are now facing charges, deputies said Tuesday. The ...

A pair of Virginia parents were arrested after their third-grade son grabbed an unsecured handgun inside the home, put it in his backpack and went to school, where it inadvertently went off during ...