The parents of a third-grade student in Virginia have been arrested after a handgun inside the boy’s backpack went off while he was in the classroom, officials said Tuesday.

The parents of a third-grader who brought a gun to a Spotsylvania County elementary school ... pulled the trigger on the gun," Spotsylvania County sheriff's Maj. Elizabeth Scott said in a news release ...

Elizabeth Scott said in the release ... Last fall, a 6-year-old boy brought a loaded gun to an elementary school in adjacent Orange County, resulting in the arrest of his father on charges ...

A terrifying moment at a Virginia elementary school has landed two parents arrested after a loaded gun was accidentally ...