LAFAYETTE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A lockdown is lifted for Macon County Schools after a blown transformer was mistaken for gunfire.
The Macon County Sheriff told NewsChannel 5 what happened. All schools were previously under lockdown district-wide.
All students are safe, the district said.
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