Three Texas kindergarten children were shot today when a six-year-old brought a loaded handgun to school and it discharged after it fell out of his pocket.The bullet or fragments grazed the youngsters at Ross Elementary School in Houston as they were having a break in the school's cafeteria at 10.22 am.
Shocked children and teachers ran for cover after the gun went off.
Police are now trying to discover how the student, who was one of the injured, obtained the gun and why he took it to school.
The victims - two six-year-olds and a girl, aged five - were seen being wheeled to ambulances on stretchers.
All were sitting up and appeared to be talking with emergency personnel. The injuries were not considered life-threatening.
'The danger has passed and counsellors are at the scene,' said Norm Uhl, a school district spokesman.
The girl and one of the boys were wounded in the foot. The other child has a leg injury. They were taken to Texas Children's Hospital and their parents contacted.
Jarneshia Broussard, five, said she was sitting at the same table as the boy who brought the gun.
She was eating a hot dog and beans when she heard a loud noise. She first thought a light had gone out.
‘I knew it was a gun because a gun goes 'pow,' ‘ Jarneshia told the Houston Chronicle. ‘I got really scared.’ Read More
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