An elementary school in Middletown was placed on a brief lockdown Tuesday after a student who was found with a fake gun claimed to have a firearm in their backpack, according to police.
Middletown police said officers were called to Bielefield Elementary School at 10:49 a.m. Tuesday to investigate a report of a student claiming to have a firearm in a backpack and they placed the school in a brief lockdown.
They quickly determined that the student had a facsimile firearm and the lockdown was lifted, police said.
Middletown Public Schools is handling the incident and police said there is no public safety concern.
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