Student Caught with Gun at Longview Elementary School

LONGVIEW — Longview officials are investigating why an elementary student was caught with a gun on school grounds Tuesday. The student was found with the handgun showing it to a friend at the South Ward Elementary School, according to the Longview Police Department. KETK reports that school officials were first alerted to the gun on campus when friends of the child told a teacher. The gun was confiscated and police were called. The school, located on the 1000 block of South Mobberly Avenue, was never placed on lockdown as it was already dismissing students at the time. Authorities have not yet revealed the age of the student. Longview PD and Longview ISD are both investigating.