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Fashion Choice Led To York 'Soft' Lockdown: Cops

Instruction continued in locked classrooms as officers investigated, police said.

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The "soft" lockdown occurred Monday morning at York High School, police said.
The "soft" lockdown occurred Monday morning at York High School, police said. (David Giuliani/Patch)

ELMHURST, IL – York High School was under a "soft" lockdown for a time Monday morning after fake ammunition rounds were discovered in a hallway, police said.

Instruction in locked classrooms continued as officers investigated.

Police later said four bullet replicas had fallen from a student's fashion belt, police said.

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