Authorities placed a south Jersey grammar school under a precautionary lockout after a parent reported hearing gunshots in nearby woods.

Sign at the entrance to the James W. Lilley School in Sicklerville (Gloucester Township Public Schools)
Sign at the entrance to the James W. Lilley School in Sicklerville (Gloucester Township Public Schools)
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Police responded to the James W. Lilley Elementary School in Gloucester Township Wednesday. Officers didn't find anything after conducting a large-scale search of the surrounding area.

There was a report of a hunter in the area.

Police say the school is open and the investigation is ongoing.

 

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