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Lockdown lifted at Hurricane High School; mayor thanks law enforcement for quick response - WCHS-TV8

Putnam County's sheriff says Hurricane High School is locked down Tuesday morning after a 911 caller reports a student possibly has a gun at the school. (WCHS)<p&gt{/p}
Putnam County's sheriff says Hurricane High School is locked down Tuesday morning after a 911 caller reports a student possibly has a gun at the school. (WCHS)<p>{/p}

HURRICANE, W.Va. (WCHS) — UPDATED, 10:53 a.m. 11/16/21

Hurricane’s mayor said no threat could be found Tuesday after a 911 caller reported that someone had a gun at Hurricane High School, and he thanked law enforcement for its quick and heavy response at the scene.

Mayor Scott Edwards said Putnam dispatchers received information from a caller about 8:15 a.m. Tuesday that someone was hiding upstairs in the high school with a gun.

Edwards said there was a quick, massive response to the school by Hurricane police, Putnam County deputies, State Police troopers and various other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.

“I thank each one of these men and women for putting their lives on the line to protect our children because they did not know what they were going into as they entered the school,” Edwards said. “Thankfully, after obtaining more information, it was found that there was no actual threat.”

The mayor said someone had heard from a child who had heard from friends that there may be a person with a weapon, but no actual threat could be located. The school was checked thoroughly and cleared.

UPDATED, 9:20 a.m. 11/16/21

Putnam County’s sheriff said a lockdown was being lifted Tuesday morning at Hurricane High School.

Hurricane police and deputies had responded after a 911 caller reported that a student possibly had a gun. No gun was found.

Putnam Sheriff Bobby Eggleton said police and deputies are clearing the scene.

ORIGINAL STORY

Hurricane High School was locked down Tuesday morning after a 911 caller reported that a student possibly had a gun at the school, Putnam County's sheriff said.

Hurricane police and deputies are at the school now, Sheriff Bobby Eggleton said.

So far, nothing has been found.

The Hurricane Police Department is leading the investigation and the Putnam County Sheriff's Office is assisting.



source: https://wchstv.com/news/local/hurricane-high-school-placed-on-lockdown-after-student-gun-report-putnam-sheriff-says

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