NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A 5th-grade student at a Nashville elementary school was charged with bringing a gun to the campus Monday.

Metro police said the 10-year-old 5th-grade student had a pistol wrapped in his jacket. The gun’s magazine was found in his backpack.

Officers charged him with theft because the gun was reported stolen, carrying a gun on school property, and underage gun possession.

The 10-year-old told police he found the gun at home. Police said he showed the gun to other students but did not threaten them with it.

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