NEW HAVEN, CT—According to a news report, an Achievement First Amistad High School student was detained by police after an altercation between students outside the Dixwell Avenue school.
Police confirmed that the student had a BB gun.
The school was placed on lockdown, which has since been lifted.
WTNH reported that the school acknowledged the incident in a statement.
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