Second-grade student in south Sacramento brings gun, ammo to school, district officials say


 second-grade student brought a gun and loaded magazine to school, according to Sacramento City Unified School District officials.
The incident took place Tuesday at Edward Kemble Elementary School in the Meadowview neighborhood, the same day an 18-year-old shot and killed 19 school children and two adults at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

“We are grateful that this incident did not result in a tragedy such as those that districts have experienced, including today’s tragic and senseless mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas,” read a late-night email to families from Sacramento City Unified. “This is due in large part to the bravery and awareness of the students who came forward and alerted staff at Kemble today.”