An 11-year-old student was arrested after he brought a gun to his middle school in Pierce County on Tuesday.

The 11-year-old was riding the bus to Liberty Ridge Middle School in Spanaway when another student spotted a firearm in his backpack. Campus security detained the student after they found the weapon when he arrived on campus. The firearm was a Sig .380 handgun. There was no magazine with the pistol, just a single loose bullet.

According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), the student was able to obtain the gun after he located a key to a family member’s safe.

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