Crime & Safety

LA County Middle School Locked Down After Student Reports Person With A Gun: Report

The middle school was on lockdown Friday afternoon after a student reported seeing a person with a gun on campus, according to ABC 7.

LYNWOOD, CA — A middle school in Lynwood was on lockdown Friday afternoon after a student reported seeing someone on campus with a gun, ABC 7 reported.

The incident at Hosler Middle School is not an active shooter situation and no shots have been fired, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

NBC 4 described the response to Friday's report as a "soft lockdown" and that the person reported to have a gun was another student.

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