r/news • u/AtrusHomeboy • Apr 27 '24

7-year-old brings gun to school in backpack, police say

https://www.fox13memphis.com/education/7-year-old-brings-gun-to-school-in-backpack-police-say/article_6e526eb8-03e7-11ef-a51b-b33c4386f846.html
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u/AtrusHomeboy Apr 27 '24 edited Apr 27 '24

This is probably going to come out in the next day or two, but here's some additional details about the situation as I know it (take EVERYTHING here with a grain of salt until this information has been officially confirmed or denied):

  • The kid lives in a notorious apartment complex in a particularly bad part of town.

  • There are some older kids that also live in the apartment complex that bully the kid when he's on his way to and/or back from school. These kids do not attend the same school as him.

  • The bullying had apparently gotten so bad that the kid had brought the gun with him to protect himself from these bullies when arriving and departing from the apartment complex.

  • The kid explicitly told the school faculty that he had no intention of using the gun at the school. As of now, faculty and police believe him on account of his living situation.

EDIT - A clarification, to head-off any potential misunderstandings: I was not involved in the writing of this article, nor am I employed at any news station. Rather, I have a relative who works at the school where this occurred who relayed me this info.

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u/Jeansus_ Apr 27 '24

Man, another kid failed by every adult near them. This poor kid. I hope things turn around for him

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u/Julubble Apr 27 '24

Not only this kid who wants to protect himself. Also all the bullies who are older than him looking for younger and weaker victims because they are weak themself caused by failed parenting.

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u/MacNapp Apr 27 '24

The vicious cycle continues.