Story by Curtis Walsh and Frank Sparks – Beaver County Radio. Photo courtesy of Ray Labon. Published December 4, 2023 11:48 A.M. 

(New Brighton, Pa) A message was sent out from the New Brighton Area School District at 11:15am Monday notifying parents and gaurdians that the school was being placed on lockdown.
We have received reports that the lockdown was allegedly due to a situation involving a person with a gun in the area near the school. Numerous Police departments responded to the area Monday morning.
As of 11:45am, Police started to vacate the area.
We have issued updates on this story, the updated article is here: https://beavercountyradio.com/news/new-brighton-middle-school-reopened-after-lockdown-monday-morning/