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Hunter scare prompts two Germantown schools to be placed on 'hold'

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GERMANTOWN, Wis. — Two Germantown schools were placed on "hold" Monday morning after police received a report of someone carrying a gun in the area.

According to the Germantown Police Department, a citizen contacted police around 8:37 a.m. and reported a person wearing a "tactical backpack" and carrying a "long gun." The caller said the subject walked away from a parked vehicle on Freistadt Road near Park Ave. and walked into a nearby wooded area.

Police responded to the area, and as a precaution, both Kennedy Middle School and MacArthur School were placed on a "hold" status.

Officers made contact with the subject who was hunting on the MMSD land. Police say there was no threat to the schools or community.


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