America Gun Violence: A 10-year-old boy has reached Portland, USA with a gun. However, he did not fire at anyone and the police arrested him.
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Acquiring a gun is so common in America that even children bring guns to school. Police have detained a 10-year-old boy, who reached his school with a gun. He was brandishing a gun in the school grounds when school staff noticed him and called the police. Waldo County Police said no one was injured.
Police said officers immediately arrived at Monroe Elementary School in Monroe at 9 a.m. after a call about a gun in a child’s hand on the school compound, took the gun from the child, and police took the child with them. Police said that no one was harmed by the gun. Police said that the officials, along with the school staff, took the child into custody.
Police said the Federal Agency for Investigation of Alcohol, Tobacco, Guns and Explosives is probing the matter. No further information has been revealed about this. Monroe is a small town with a population of 900 people, which is about 160 kilometers from Portland.
