A pair of Virginia parents were arrested after a gun in their third-grade son's backpack inadvertently went off during class, according to officials.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The parents of a third-grader were arrested after a gun went off inside the child's backpack in his classroom.

A third grader had a handgun discharge in their backpack this morning, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office.

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