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Gun in 8-year-old’s backpack goes off at school, mom charged

Police vehicles are parked outside as parents pick up their children at Walt Disney Magnet School, Tuesday May 17, 2022 in Chicago. A Chicago mother has been charged with child endangerment after a gun in her second grader's backpack accidentally discharged at the school, injuring a 7-year-old classmate, police said Wednesday. According to police, the backpack was in the boy's classroom when, just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, the gun discharged. (Anthony Vazquez /Chicago Sun-Times via AP) Parents wait in line to pick up their children at Walt Disney Magnet School, Tuesday May 17, 2022 in Chicago. A Chicago mother has been charged with child endangerment after a gun in her second grader's backpack accidentally discharged at the school, injuring a 7-year-old classmate, police said Wednesday. According to police, the backpack was in the boy's classroom when, just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, the gun discharged. (Anthony Vazquez /Chicago Sun-Times via AP) Parents wait in line to pick up their children at Walt Disney Magnet School, Tuesday May 17, 2022 in Chicago. A Chicago mother has been charged with child endangerment after a gun in her second grader's backpack accidentally discharged at the school, injuring a 7-year-old classmate, police said Wednesday. According to police, the backpack was in the boy's classroom when, just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, the gun discharged. (Anthony Vazquez /Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Gun in 8-year-old’s backpack goes off at school, mom charged