A 39-year-old woman is facing charges of child abuse after a student on Friday morning, causing a brief lockdown after the student started showing it to friends.
Officers responded about 8:26 a.m. after another student spotted the gun and notified a teacher, who secured the weapon and the child’s backpack, police spokesperson Joe Moylan wrote in an email.
“There was not a live round in the chamber, but the firearm was loaded,” Moylan wrote. “There is no indication at this time the student had any intention of causing any harm” to students or faculty members.
Police said the lockdown lasted just a few minutes, and no charges are expected for the student. The student’s mother was given a court summons for charges of child abuse and failing to safely secure a firearm, both misdemeanors.
A Cherry Creek School District spokesperson did not immediately respond to an inquiry about the incident.
