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ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI)– An 8 year old is in custody after bringing a loaded gun to a St. Louis school.

It happened at Confluence Academy in south city near Compton and Meramec.

School officials learned the 8 year old may have been carrying a gun and searched his back pack. They found the gun and called police.

The boy is now in custody of juvenile authorities.