A Lincoln school was put on lockdown on Monday morning “due to suspicious activity” outside of, but in the vicinity of its grounds, after unconfirmed reports that there was a man with a gun in the local area.
Police directed St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy on Western Avenue to go into lockdown at 9.30am. The school was later told it could come out of the lockdown at 10.30am on May 10.
There were unconfirmed reports that a man with an gun, possibly an air rifle, was walking around outside the school. He has allegedly since been caught by police and