MYRTLE BEACH (WPDE) -- Horry County Police responded to an incident Friday afternoon shortly before 2:00 p.m.

Horry County Schools spokesman Teal Britton says a third grade student told an assistant principal that a fifth grader showed them a gun.

School officials found the student and the gun in a book bag.

Britton says there was no ammunition in the book bag.

She cannot confirm if the gun was loaded.

As part of standard procedure the student will be suspended.

(This story courtesy WPDE and CarolinaLive.com)