Lockdowns lifted at 3 Philly schools after reports of students with guns
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Three Philadelphia schools were placed on lockdown within a two hour span stemming from reports of students carrying guns into the buildings.
Police said only one of the reported incidents ended with a weapon being found.
A lockdown at J. Hampton Moore School in Northeast Philadelphia has been lifted after police confirm a student was carrying a toy gun, not a real one.
Philadelphia police responded Friday morning to J. Hampton Moore School on the 6900 block of Summerdale Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia.
Police put the school on lockdown at 8:40 a.m.
Chopper 6 over the scene showed numerous police vehicles including a SWAT unit outside of the school.
After investigating, police discovered the student had a plastic toy gun.
The lockdown was lifted at 9:44 a.m. and the school resumed normal operations.
The School District of Philadelphia alerted parents with a robocall saying:
Please take this as an opportunity to make clear to your child that bringing something like this to school is unacceptable. We at J Hampton Moore take pride in maintaining a safe environment in which your child can learn."
At 10:17 a.m., police received a call of an 8-year-old student armed with gun at the Universal Daroff Charter School on the 5600 block of Vine Street in West Philadelphia. The school was placed on lockdown.
Police said a weapon was recovered. The lockdown was lifted at 10:27 a.m.
A minute later, the Thomas Holme School on the 9100 block of Academy Road in the Northeast was placed on lockdown in regards to a juvenile female bringing a gun into the building.
Police said the investigation ended without incident.
This lockdown was lifted by school police at 10:43 a.m.
