Children find gun while playing in north Athens

By Joe Johnson

A woman on April 21 reported to police that her grandchildren found a gun when they were playing in a wooded area behind a building in the 200 block of Floyd Drive off of Old Jefferson Road.

Police said the Smith & Wesson 9mm pistol was old and rusted, and a check of its serial number did not find that the weapon had been reported stolen.

The gun was placed into evidence, police said.