A man has been charged after a 7-year-old boy fired a gun inside a Glen Burnie elementary school on Wednesday.
Eashan John Stefanski, 34, of Pasadena, Maryland, was charged with leaving a loaded firearm accessible to a minor, .
The charge follows an incident聽Wednesday morning at Freetown Elementary School in Glen Burnie, during which the boy accidentally discharged a firearm, injuring his hand. The child was taken to Baltimore Shock Trauma for treatment of injuries that authorities said were not life-threatening.
Detectives found that the gun was obtained from the child’s residence.聽Stefanski is the boyfriend of the child’s mother, .
A teacher took possession of the firearm and rendered aid to the student, a police spokesperson said. None of the other children in the classroom were injured.
Freetown students were dismissed early Wednesday and returned to school Thursday morning.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell said crisis counselors would be available Wednesday and Thursday to handle any trauma in the school community.
鈥淲hen we hear calls like this, especially involving children or elderly, it鈥檚 very unsettling for all of us, because there鈥檚 so many unknowns,鈥� Anne Arundel County police Chief Amal Awad said during a news conference after the shooting.
小萝莉影视’s Ciara Wells contributed to this report.
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