Hard lockdown lifted after police identify Fulton County student carrying airsoft gun

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — A hard lockdown was lifted at a Fulton County middle school after an incident Tuesday.

Milton city officials told Channel 2 Action News Hopewell Middle School was placed on lockdown after a bus driver reported someone who appeared to have a gun.

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In a letter to parents, school officials said Milton police identified the person as a student carrying an airsoft gun.

“Airsoft guns look very realistic,” school officials said. “Thank you to the bus driver who, when they saw something, said something.”

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The identity of the student has not been released.

A hard lockdown was lifted at a Fulton County middle school after an incident Tuesday.

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