Deevashea Webb, a Gwinnett County, Georgia mother, was charged after her 9-year-old son fired her unsecured 9 mm handgun at elementary school

Deevashea Webb, who was detained on Wednesday, August 20, was charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct after failing to securely secure the 9mm handgun, according to WSB.

According to Gwinnett County School Police, Webb stored the rifle in a lockbox with a broken lock and was aware of the problem but did not remedy it despite the presence of young children at the home. 

The arrest warrant also alleges that Webb did not check her son's backpack on the morning of the incident, August 14.

The boy took the loaded gun to school in his backpack on August 14 where he fired the weapon at a toilet in a school restroom, destroying it.

Commented parent, Amanda Paniagua, whose son attends Meadowcreek Elementary School where the shooting happened, ‘this is too close to home.This is where my son goes to school. This is the bathroom he uses every day. It could’ve been bad.’

The episode led to the Gwinnet County School Board approving the use of unarmed security officers patrol elementary school perimeters and ensure doors are locked.

Weapons detectors are being installed in middle and high schools in the suburban Atlanta county but not elementary schools.

The district aims to eventually have a school resource officer at every elementary school.

Webb was arrested on August 20 and released on a $1,500 bond.

Details about the disciplinary action and criminal charges against her son have not been disclosed.