No public safety threat to Mass. schools after hunter with unloaded gun comes forward
The person whose presence near two Upton schools prompted the campuses to go on lockdown was a hunter with an unloaded gun, Upton police said Thursday.
At around 9:17 a.m., Upton police learned of a suspicious man on Pleasant Street on Glen Avenue, near Nipmuc High School and Blackstone Valley Tech High School, police said in a statement .
"The individual was described as wearing camouflage clothing and carrying what appeared to be a long gun over his shoulder," the statement read.
The person contacted police and "explained that they had been legally hunting in the area and were carrying an unloaded firearm while returning to their vehicle," police said in a follow-up statement .
The schools were placed on lockdown while police investigated the area. After officers determined there was no threat, the lockdowns were lifted.
"The Upton Police Department would like to thank both the individual for promptly coming forward and the initial caller for reporting what they believed to be a potential threat to public safety," police said in their second statement.
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