Story by Sandy Giordano with contributions by Curtis Walsh and Frank Sparks – Beaver County Radio. Photos courtesy of Ray Labon. Published December 4, 2023 12:58 P.M. 

(New Brighton, Pa) A message was sent out from the New Brighton Area School District at 11:15am Monday morning notifying parents and guardians that the school district was being placed on lockdown.

An incident occurred at 10:43 a.m. in the area of the middle school after a male ran  from police. The lockdown was done as a precaution, according to a police spokesperson. Once the situation was cleared the school was reopened. Numerous Police departments responded.

We received initial reports that the suspect allegedly had a gun, although officials have not confirmed this detail.
As of 11:45am, police started to vacate the area.