SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ — Pinal County Sheriff's Office is investigating after an 8-year-old student reportedly brought a gun to a San Tan Valley elementary school on Monday.
The third-grader reportedly had a loaded firearm that the student was showing to friends on the campus of Copper Basin K-8 School, located within a neighborhood near Hunt Highway and Magma Road.
Officials say school employees intervened, secured the weapon, which was a 9mm handgun, and contacted law enforcement around 1 p.m.
The child did not make any threats toward students or staff.
PCSO says an investigation alongside the county attorney and the Arizona Department of Child Safety is underway.
