A person with a BB gun sparked the lockdown, police say. [Source: NZ Herald]
A person with a BB gun put multiple New Zealand’s West Auckland schools in lockdown this afternoon.
Police were alerted to an incident in Avondale at around 1.40pm after it was believed that a person in the area had a firearm.
Surrounding schools were put into lockdown as a precautionary measure.
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Police says they have since established that a person had a BB gun and they are now assisting with the enquiries.
The schools are no longer in lockdown.
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