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"Schools were placed under lockdown by police after a boy in fancy dress was mistaken for a man wielding a firearm. Armed police were sent to Firth Road in Bognor Regis after receiving a report of a man seen with a suspected firearm, which then triggered a lockdown at nearby schools, including Regis School. Several hours after police got the alert on Wednesday morning, the schools reopened and a police search was carried out of the area."
"Firstly, I'd like to reassure the community that we have identified the person who was subject to these reports, a 14-year-old local boy who was wearing fancy dress, Sussex Police chief inspector Dave Groombridge said. We have visited him and his family, and can confirm he had a toy gun with him at the time; was not in possession of any offensive weapons."
The Independent solicits donations to fund on-the-ground reporting across issues such as reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech, and maintains free access by avoiding paywalls. Schools near Firth Road in Bognor Regis were placed under lockdown after a report of a man with a suspected firearm prompted armed police to respond. Several hours later the schools reopened following a police search of the area. Sussex Police later identified the sighting as a 14-year-old local boy in fancy dress carrying a toy gun and confirmed he possessed no offensive weapons.
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