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Campbelltown TAFE Lockdown Over Suspected Gun Ends With Water Pistol Seized

Officers reported no shots fired after room-by-room searches found nothing on campus.

Overview

  • NSW Police were alerted about 4:30pm to two people acting suspiciously at the Campbelltown TAFE, triggering a precautionary lockdown.
  • Tactical officers conducted classroom-by-classroom sweeps as students were escorted from buildings to a designated pickup point.
  • Police reviewed CCTV footage and began inquiries into the whereabouts of the two people seen on campus.
  • Authorities said no shots were fired and officers did not locate anything of interest during the campus sweep.
  • About 7pm, officers visited a Campbelltown home and seized a water pistol from a 16-year-old as investigations continue.