BREAKING: Herndon MS lockdown lifted after fight between middle schoolers

Herndon Middle School was temporarily on a lockdown earlier this afternoon after a report that someone displayed a gun during a fight near the school, according to police.

According to the Herndon Police Department, reports were received that a middle schooler displayed a handgun during a fight between an unspecified number of middle-schoolers.

The incident is reported to have happened off-campus near the 900 block of Alabama Drive, which is located roughly half a mile from the school.

The lockdown was lifted around 4 p.m. today, a staff member told Reston Now.

HPD says officers are continuing to investigate. No other information was immediately released.

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