It happened at the Thomas Morton School in the 2500 block of 63rd Street shortly after 10 a.m.
The child said he found it in his 7-year-old sister's backpack while in the lunch room, police say.
The gun was unloaded, according to investigators. No injuries were reported.
Police say the incident remains under investigation.
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