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Lockdown at Syms Middle in Hampton lifted after precautionary weapons search

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Hampton, Va. – Syms Middle School was on lockdown for about 40 minutes on Wednesday afternoon while reports of a weapon on school grounds were investigated.

Police say there they received conflicting information from students and searched the school as a precautionary measure.

The lockdown was lifted around 1:00 p.m. and classes resumed as normal.

NewsChannel 3 is working to gather more details.  Updates will be posted when they become available.