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Elementary Student Found With Handgun In Backpack After Incident At Williamsburg Christian Academy
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 17, 7:26 PM EDT
updated Oct 23, 5:30 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WTKR, WVEC and Williamsburg Watch, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Elementary student found with handgun in backpack after incident at Williamsburg Christian Academy · WTKROct 17, 7:26 PM EDT
Williamsburg Christian Academy requires clear backpacks, adds new security measures after gun incident · WTKROct 20, 4:24 PM EDT
Williamsburg Christian Academy adds security measures after student reported with handgun · WVECOct 20, 6:54 PM EDT
Two adults charged in connection with child bringing gun to Williamsburg school: JCCPD · WTKROct 22, 6:12 PM EDT
Police charge couple with handgun incident at Williamsburg Christian Academy · Williamsburg WatchOct 23, 5:30 AM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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How We Decided
Oct 17, 8:25 PM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 20, 7:40 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.