Loaded 9mm gun found under desk of 10-year-old in school

 …owner claims firearm went missing from safe

A Grade Five pupil attached to a primary school in Georgetown is now in hot water after he reportedly took a loaded firearm belonging to his uncle to school on Monday.
Based on reports received, a pupil requested to use the washroom, and after she returned, she reportedly informed her teacher that she was hearing a clicking sound coming from under the desk of another child.
However, upon questioning the 10-year-old child, he denied hearing anything, prompting the teacher to check his haversack, but nothing was found.
Shortly after, another child picked up a firearm from the ground under the 10-year-old’s desk and handed it over to the teacher, who immediately contacted the Police.
Upon inspection, the investigators confirmed that the firearm was a 9mm Taurus pistol with the serial number ACT 282510, along with a magazine containing 11 live rounds of matching ammunition.
The child was interviewed and stated that on March 3, 2026, he visited his cousin’s home at Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, who gave him the firearm and told him to put it in his brother’s car.
Instead, he wrapped it up, put it in his haversack, went home, and took it to school.
Meanwhile, the owner of the firearm, a manager attached to Guyana Power and Light, when interrogated, told investigators that on Sunday, he checked his safe for the firearm and realised that it was missing.
As such, he was assisted by his family members in an intense search, but the firearm could not be found. Investigations are ongoing.