Custodian finds gun in backpack on playground at Portland elementary

A gun was found in a backpack on a playground at a Portland elementary school on Thurs. March...
A gun was found in a backpack on a playground at a Portland elementary school on Thurs. March 23, 2023.(PPB)
Published: Mar. 23, 2023 at 11:33 AM PDT
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PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A custodian found a gun inside a backpack on a playground at Cherry Park elementary on Thursday morning.

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Portland police say a school custodian found a gun on a playground.
Portland police say a school custodian found a gun on a playground.(PPB)

There were no students at the school for the day.

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The Portland Police Bureau tweeted that they had detained two people at the scene while they continued to investigate.