Mom says daughter who brought gun to elementary school had been having mental health issues

The girl's mother is also now in trouble – but also talked with CBS 2's Jermont Terry.

The beginning of the school day Wednesday at Neil A. Armstrong Elementary School, at 5030 Imperial Dr. in Richton Park, started with a panic when the fourth grader was spotted in the class with a gun.

"She's been suffering from some type of mental illness - and every facility that we call to try to get her some help, it's a waiting list," Chanel said of her daughter. But after a brief tussle in front of other students, the teacher managed to get control of the girl and safely get the gun out of her hands."This teacher does what the public expects us to. This lady put her life on the line to save children, by engaging this student right away," said Richton Park police Chief Demitrous Cook.

The 10-year-old was taken into custody and to the hospital for a mental health evaluation, and the lockdown was later lifted. She now faces expulsion.

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