SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Authorities are investigating after a ... at approximately 10:50 a.m., a handgun inside a Lee Hill Elementary School student’s backpack accidentally fired in a ...

SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. - Officials say a student in a third-grade class had a handgun discharge while in their backpack. The incident occurred Monday around 10:50 a.m. at Lee Hill Elementary, according to ...

The incident took place at Lee Hills Elementary School in Spotsylvania, about 50 miles south of Washington, D.C., just before 11 a.m. Investigators say the child placed an unsecured handgun in his ...

One parent of county students has suggested that school leaders consider requiring clear backpacks and she filed a Change.org petition to gauge interest.

SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. (7News) — A handgun discharged inside a student's backpack in a 3rd-grade classroom at Lee Hill Elementary School on Monday morning, according to the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office.

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (7News) — For the first time since a gun accidentally fired in an elementary school classroom last week, the Spotsylvania County School Board met and members spoke out ...

The meeting on Monday involved no high-profile decisions, but chaos still ensued, again highlighting problems among members.

Va. — A third-grade classroom was evacuated Monday at a Fredericksburg elementary school after a gun went off unexpectedly from inside a student's backpack. Officers from the Spotsylvania ...

A third grader had a handgun discharge in their backpack this morning, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office.