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Report Of Gun Places Lancaster High School On Lockdown

LANCASTER (CBSDFW.COM) - Lancaster High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday after a student was suspected of bringing a gun on campus.  The lockdown lasted an hour and a half and has since been lifted.

Sonya Cole-Hamilton, the Director of Communications for the district, says a student at the high school overheard another student talking about bringing a gun on campus that day. The student then reported this to school administrators.

As a precaution, the school was placed on lockdown.  The student was apprehended and no weapon was found in his possession.

Police continued searching the campus for a weapon while the student was being questioned.

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