Airsoft BB gun prompted school lockdown
The weapon that prompted a lockdown at a Wheeling middle school Tuesday was an airsoft BB gun, Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 officials said.
Holmes Middle School was locked down about noon after a reports of a potential gun on campus.
Wheeling police responded, and no one was injured. Students were dismissed classroom by classroom about 3:30 p.m., authorities said.
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