High school in Providence placed on lockdown after report of student with apparent firearm

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Providence Public School District said Mount Pleasant High School was placed on lockdown Friday afternoon after a report of a student with a gun.

In a letter to families, principal Wobberson Torchon said a staff member witnessed a student drop what appeared to be a gun.

The school was placed on lockdown and police were notified, officials said…

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