Gun Threat Puts Manchester High School In Brief Lockdown

MANCHESTER, CT — Manchester High School was placed in lockdown mode Friday after a student threatened to harm others with a firearm, police said.

The incident took place at about 9:45 a.m., police said.

Manchester Police Department school resource officers quickly located the student and "dispelled any imminent threat."

Police did not say if the student actually had a gun.

The lockdown was cleared at approximately 10:15 a.m., police said.

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