Lockdown Lifted for Gaffney School Following Gunshot Reports

Gunshots reported near Upstate school prompt brief lockdown; investigation underway

A middle school in Gaffney, South Carolina, was placed under a brief lockdown after gunshots were heard nearby.

Lockdown lifted for Gaffney school following gunshot reports

GAFFNEY, S.C. (WSPA) - The Gaffney Police Department reported that a middle school was under lockdown following gunshot reports. Erwing Middle School was under lockdown following reports of shots fired coming from a wooded area between Ewing Middle School and Connecticut Village. Gaffney police officers said there was no active threat inside the school, and the lockdown was done out of caution. Following investigation, the lockdown was lifted. T…