Teh One Who Knocks
11-06-2015, 12:52 PM
WCVB-TV Channel 5
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A Southbridge middle-high school was locked down for more than an hour Wednesday after two girls mistook a student holding a stapler for a gunman, police said.
The Telegram & Gazette reported that the girls told a school resource officer at Southbridge Middle-High School that they saw a student waving a gun at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Chief Shane Woodson said not only were the girls incorrect about the object, but they also misidentified the student in question. Yet despite the error, a stay-in-place order was issued by Southbridge's principal as police investigated.
After determining that there was no immediate threat, police found the right student and learned that he had been holding a stapler.
Woodson said any youngster can mistake what a gun looks like. "Things happen so fast," he said.
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A Southbridge middle-high school was locked down for more than an hour Wednesday after two girls mistook a student holding a stapler for a gunman, police said.
The Telegram & Gazette reported that the girls told a school resource officer at Southbridge Middle-High School that they saw a student waving a gun at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Chief Shane Woodson said not only were the girls incorrect about the object, but they also misidentified the student in question. Yet despite the error, a stay-in-place order was issued by Southbridge's principal as police investigated.
After determining that there was no immediate threat, police found the right student and learned that he had been holding a stapler.
Woodson said any youngster can mistake what a gun looks like. "Things happen so fast," he said.