HULL – A bullet has been found in a school gym.
According to police, a K-7 Lillian M. Jacobs School student found the live .40-caliber bullet during a sports practice at the gym around 7:30 PM on Thursday, November 14. He showed it to his coach, who then reported it to the police.
The discovery of the bullet prompted a search of the school by police and an investigation that included a state police K-9 unit and a review of the school’s surveillance video.
Hull Police said there is no threat to the public or students.
A Hull police officer swept the gym to see if there was an active threat to people in the school at the time. Massachusetts State Police then conducted a full sweep of the building using a K-9 unit specifically trained in detecting firearms and ammunition. The search did not turn up any other ammunition or weapons, police said.
On Thursday, November 14, a live bullet was found at Lillian M. Jacobs School in Hull.
Although police said there does not appear to be a safety risk to the school’s students or staff, they planned to have a larger presence there Friday, out of what they described as an abundance of caution.
Police added that no threats have been made against the city’s other public schools and that the district has sent multiple notifications to families and staff informing them of the incident and the city’s response.
“I would like to commend the student for doing the right thing by immediately bringing this to the attention of a trusted adult,” said Police Chief John Dunn. “The coach appropriately contacted our department, allowing us to conduct a quick and efficient investigation to determine that there was no threat to students or staff. The safety of our schools is a joint effort and we take these incidents very seriously. serious.”
Anyone with any information about this situation is asked to call Hull Police at 781-925-1212.
This article originally appeared in The Patriot Ledger: Live bullet from the Hull Primary School gym
