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Reports of possible active shooter
at Bayside High School unfounded
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BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Bayside High School went
into a brief lockdown Thursday
after a photo circulated
on social media of a person
with what appeared to be a
gun on the school’s campus.
A report from the Citizen
app indicated that at around
12:40 p.m. on Nov. 21, a person
with a gun was reported at the
school, located at 32-24 Corporal
Kennedy St. A photo from
Snapchat indicating a person
holding what appeared to be a
gun with the geo-location set
at Bayside High School was
shown to a teacher by a student.
The NYPD confirmed on
Twitter that the report of a
possible active shooter was
unfounded and the lockdown
has been lifted. Capt. John
Hall of the 111th Precinct said
the lockdown was lifted shortly
after 1 p.m. and that several
parents arrived to pick
up students from the school
early. However, a heavier police
presence is expected to
stay at the school for the rest
of the day.
Hall said that the photo
that circulated on social me-
dia showed a fake gun with a rubberized
tip that was used in a physics class.
“Safety always comes first, and Bayside
High School was placed on a brief
lockdown while the NYPD investigated a
potential threat that was determined to
be unfounded. All students and staff are
safe, and there was no gun in the building,”
said Miranda Barbot, a spokesperson
for the Department of Education.
The NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau
confirmed that there was no firearm or
active shooter at the high school with a
tweet.
“Reports of a person with a firearm
(Possible Active Shooter) at Bayside
High School in the @NYPD111Pct
have been investigated and deemed to
be inaccurate. There is NO FIREARM
INVOLVED & NO ACTIVE SHOOTER
situation. Expect to see increased police
presence on scene,” the tweet read.
Additional reporting by Jenna
Bagcal.
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