Summary The students' names weren't released because of their ages
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Officials in Georgia say a third-grader who accidentally shot a classmate at school found the weapon while exploring his family s kitchen.
The shooting happened Tuesday at Hornsby Elementary School in Augusta. Authorities said the child was playing with the gun inside a desk when it accidentally discharged, grazing a girl. School officials say she was treated at a hospital and released.
Richmond County Department of School Safety Chief Alfonzo Williams said in a statement the boy was looking around his house for a toy and found the gun hidden in a curio stand in the kitchen. Williams said he used a chair to climb onto a counter to get to the gun.
The students names weren t released because of their ages.
The Augusta Chronicle reports that school officials are reviewing security measures.
