Cincinnati third-grader brought loaded gun to elementary school

A third grader brought a loaded gun into an elementary school in Cincinnati Thursday morning. Krista Boyle, Chief Communications Officer with Cincinnati Public Schools, said the girl brought the gun into Westwood Elementary School. Boyle said a security guard saw the gun and removed it from the girl "without incident." She added that all students and staff are "safe," and that the school was never placed on lockdown. There is no belief that there was an intent to do harm, Boyle said. "The incident is serious and serves as a reminder of the importance of ensuring guns at home are unloaded, locked up, and out of the reach of children at all times," Boyle said in a statement.