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Student in custody after shot fired at Conyers Middle School

Conyers Police and Rockdale County Sheriff's deputies block the exit from Conyers Middle School on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 after a shot was fired inside the school in Conyers, Ga. Cpl. Michael Camp with the Rockdale County Sheriff's office says a single shot was fired inside a boys' restroom at the school. Camp says a student has been taken into custody, and no injuries have been reported. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT Conyers Police and Rockdale County Sheriff's deputies block the exit from Conyers Middle School on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 after a shot was fired inside the school in Conyers, Ga. Cpl. Michael Camp with the Rockdale County Sheriff's office says a single shot was fired inside a boys' restroom at the school. Camp says a student has been taken into custody, and no injuries have been reported. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT

By Associated Press May 5, 2015 1 min read

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) – Rockdale County sheriff’s officials say a student has been taken into custody after a shot was fired inside a local middle school.

Cpl. Michael Camp says a single shot was fired inside a boy’s restroom at Conyers Middle School Tuesday afternoon. Camp says no injuries have been reported. The student’s identity has not been released.

Camp says the gun has been recovered and the school was placed on lockdown. Investigators did a precautionary sweep of the building to check for any additional weapons.