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University Prep on modified lockdown after guns found in nearby Hill District home
WPXI-TV
Pittsburgh police investigate the area surrounding a home on Vancroft Street in the city’s Hill District after guns were found in a home not far from University Prep on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
A school in Pittsburgh Hill District was on modified lockdown Tuesday after police found guns in an abandoned home nearby, officials said.
Ebony Pugh, a spokeswoman for Pittsburgh Public Schools, said the guns were found at a home on Vancroft Street, not far from University Prep, a grade 6-12 school on Centre Avenue.
A modified lockdown means no one is allowed inside the school building or on the property unless they have a scheduled appointment.
Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported officer and K-9s were searching the area around the Vancroft Street house.
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