8-year-old with real gun in ‘Cops and Crooks’ at school

An eight-year-old pupil of the Kingstown Government (Stoney Ground) School student took a planned game of “star and crook” a little too seriously, and carried a .22 pistol and several rounds of ammunition to school.{{more}}

The gun was not loaded, though.

Information reaching SEARCHLIGHT is that a teacher spotted the young man with the gun at around 10 a.m. on Monday morning, and Ministry of Education officials and the police were called in.

The child reportedly told teachers that he saw the gun at home and took it to play the game.

Police subsequently conducted a search of the Old Montrose home of the boy’s mother, Althea Roberts, and found an additional quantity of ammunition.

The boy’s father is a sailor.

Information reaching Searchlight is that the gun is an older model firearm, and not the typical, small .22 pistol.

At press time, Roberts was assisting police with their investigations, but no charges had been laid. (KJ)