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MARY EVA CASSADA &
SYLVIA O. McLAUGHLIN
News & Record Staff
The report of gunshots fired near C.H. Friend Elementary School in
South Boston is now considered to have been a false alarm. Still,
the
principal ordered all children to come inside until police officers
could canvass the area. South Boston Police Chief Mick Reed said
someone, whom he identified only as a citizen, reported hearing
something akin to gunshots in the vicinity of Marshall Avenue around
10:56 Tuesday morning. A few teachers, he said, also reported
hearing a similar noise.
Deputy School Superintendent Larry Clark said the gunfire wasn't
necessarily thought to be on school grounds but that, as a
precaution,
everyone inside the nearby school was brought indoors.
Police searched the area, including the woods behind the school, and
found "no evidence of criminal activity," Clark said.
One student, whose parents asked that he not be identified, said
children with him in the cafeteria were aware of the suspicion of
gunfire but that no one seemed alarmed. The regular school schedule
resumed about 11:45 a.m., Clark said. Deputy South Boston Police
Chief Jim Binner thanked administrators and staff at the school for
their quick response and assistance in the matter, thereby ensuring
the safety of the students, as well as the community. Binner added,
"The coordination between the police
department and school officials resulted in a very efficient and
safe
process in this incident. We remain confident that our children were
completely safe at all times." hearing something akin to gunshots in
the vicinity of Marshall Avenue around 10:56 Tuesday morning. A few
teachers, he said, also reported hearing a similar noise. Deputy
School Superintendent Larry Clark said the gunfire wasn't
necessarily thought to be on school grounds but that, as a precaution,
everyone inside the nearby school was brought indoors.
Police searched the area, including the woods behind the school, and
found "no evidence of criminal activity," Clark said. One student,
whose parents asked that he not be identified, said children with
him in the cafeteria were aware of the suspicion of gunfire but that
no one seemed alarmed. The regular school schedule resumed about
11:45 a.m., Clark said. Deputy South Boston Police Chief Jim Binner
thanked administrators and staff at the school for their quick
response and assistance in the matter, thereby ensuring the safety
of the students, as well as the community. Binner added, "The
coordination between the police department and school officials
resulted in a very efficient and safe
process in this incident. We remain confident that our children were
completely safe at all times."