Overview
- Police say a second-grader brought a firearm that accidentally fired inside a Freetown Elementary classroom around 8:30 a.m.
- A teacher quickly secured the weapon and rendered aid to the child until first responders arrived, according to Police Chief Amal Awad.
- The boy was transported to Shock Trauma with a non-life-threatening hand injury, and no other students were injured, officials said.
- The building was placed on hold and then dismissed early at 11:15 a.m., with administrators notifying families and arranging support services.
- Detectives are interviewing witnesses and preliminarily believe the gun came from the child’s home, as county leaders urge secure storage and offer free gun locks.