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Lock down lifted at J. Hampton Moore School after weapon report, toy gun found

FOX 29 Philadelphia
U.S.
Published April 5, 2019 10:32 AM EDT
Published April 5, 2019 10:32 AM EDT

NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (FOX 29) - Police have lifted the lock down at J. Hampton Moore School.

Officers originally responded to the school after receiving reports that a student had entered the building armed with a gun. However, officers say the weapon turned out to be a toy gun.

The school, grades kindergarten to fifth, is located on the 6900 block of Summerdale Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia.

The lock down was placed at 8:40 a.m. and was lifted an hour later.