Island Lake Middle School Lockdown: Loaded Gun Confiscated From Student (VIDEO)

Loaded Gun Found In Illinois Middle School

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A middle school in north suburban Chicago went into lockdown after a student brought a loaded gun to school.

Matthews Middle School, located at 3500 Darrell Road in Island Lake, Ill., was locked down around 8:10 a.m. Monday, CBS Chicago reports. The lockdown was called off at 11:10 a.m., the Northwest Herald reports.

In a statement [PDF] posted on Wauconda Unit District 118's website, Dr. Coles, the district's superintendent, wrote that two students informed school officials that a classmate had brought a gun to school. The principal and assistant principal subsequently removed the student from class and found the weapon.

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