South LA middle school locked down after reported shooting

Anxious parents reunited with their children after a shooting scare forced a South Los Angeles middle school to lock down its campus on Thursday.

The Los Angeles Police Department and school officers swarmed the campus around noon after receiving a call about a possible gun threat at LA Academy Middle School. Melissa Sandoval, whose brother goes to the school, learned about the situation through the Citizen App.

“When I called the school, the school told me there was a big fight,” she said. “But, no weapon was involved. That’s the reason why the school never contacted us.”…

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