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Fox Chase Elementary put on lockdown

Fox Chase School was put on lockdown after a student brought in shell casings and a blank round, police said.

SOURCE: METRO IMAGES

Fox Chase Elementary School was briefly placed on lockdown Tuesday, May 28, after it was discovered that a 9-year-old female student brought in shell casings and a blank round she collected from a Memorial Day event.

The school at 500 Rhawn St. was locked down around 1:20 p.m., and authorities recovered four spent rifle casings and a live blank round, according to police.

No one was injured, and the lockdown lasted about 30 minutes, a School District of Philadelphia spokesman said. ••

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