11-year-old threatens children with gun on playground, Alachua County deputies say

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an 11-year-old boy accused of threatening other children with a gun at a neighborhood playground.

Deputies say they responded to reports of an armed disturbance on Southeast 41st Drive, in a neighborhood near Eastside High School on Saturday morning. The incident did not occur on campus.

Two child victims told deputies that they were inside a home when they saw the 11-year-old suspect through their window on the playground…

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