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Report: Stranger with gun forces NY school lockdown
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Jonathan Hunt reports on situation
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- Date Jan 3, 2013
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Breaking news all the schools in the -- neck New York including march month -- on lockdown right now this is in Westchester just north of New York City a man.
Apparently with a gun tried to getting inside the -- -- middle school -- -- -- following this Jonathan.
Yet I -- this guy up.
Apparently tried to get into the school.
Said he was trying to retrieve a piece of clothing he left of the pool over the weekend he was lost for an ID.
When he went to produce that ID the school employee noticed he had a gun.
Austin man if indeed he was carrying a weapon he said yes.
He worked in the security field that's why he had a gun.
He was awesome to leave the man did apparently need the police as saying he never made any threats.
I made -- but they now have a full look at on every school nobody allowed in -- Nobody allowed that it appears to be an abundance of caution but -- and this climate we really appreciate an abundance of caution I guess from -- -- I know the school well my youngest daughter is inside that school right now on locked down.
My other daughter down the street at the high school that's on lockdown as well we got the call I got the call.
Just before I went on the air here it's unnerving for any parent but they're being told.
Don't go to this school don't pick up your child is yet correction of the -- The police say this is all under investigation.
They.
They did as they say they said he didn't make any threats that seems important in this -- they all looking for him they haven't found him yet.
Five foot eight wearing a black North Face jacket white V neck T -- and apparently.
Has an Irish accident as you say Greg for every parent and every child in this entire region really it's it's a nerve wracking time -- of this.
All right.
We'll keep an eye on what's happening there in March month -- -- a New York there you see police.
On the lookout for this man apparently we have begun trying to get into the middle school there will be right back.