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Snapchat pic of student with BB gun brings AMS lockdown
Austintown Middle School was placed on lockdown Monday morning as police investigated a possible threat that school officials say turned out not to be credible.
Monday, April 3rd 2023, 8:58 AM EDT
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Austintown Middle School was placed on lockdown Monday morning as police investigated a possible threat that school officials say turned out not to be credible.
Authorities learned that a middle school student had posted a picture on Snapchat of himself with a gun in his waistband.
When the seventh grader came to school and went directly to the restroom, the school was placed on lockdown.
A school spokesperson tells 21 News that when the student was questioned, police learned that the gun in the picture was a BB gun.
The student, whose locker was also searched, was removed from class while school officials continue to investigate.
Police plan to file charges of inducing panic against the student.