Police discover guns, machete following student threat at Woonsocket High

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — Woonsocket High School was briefly placed on lockdown Thursday after a student allegedly threatened to assault another student.

According to police, a 16-year-old student threatened to leave campus and return with a gun. Staff notified the school resource officer around 8:40 a.m.

Police said that student appeared agitated as he left the school, prompting the lockdown. Officers located him walking to his home. After meeting with a parent, police searched the house…

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