Shot fired inside middle school, gun found in bathroom

By The Associated Press

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NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) _ New London police are investigating after someone fired a handgun inside a middle school and left it in a bathroom.

Police say they received a report Wednesday afternoon of a weapon found in a bathroom at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School.

Police were able to determine that the handgun had discharged a shot inside the school.         

All of the students were moved to a secure location as officers searched the building. No other weapons were found. There were no reports of any injuries.

The investigation is ongoing. 

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