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Windom school goes into lockdown after bullet shells found in bathroom

WINDOM, Minn. -- A southern Minnesota school went into lockdown late Wednesday morning after a student found bullet shells in a bathroom.

The Windom Police Department says the school went into lockdown around 11:17 a.m. after a student reported finding .22 shells in a bathroom.

Students and teachers stayed in their classrooms while the administration and police investigated the situation.

Police say they found weapons in a vehicle outside the school and took a juvenile into custody.

Afterward, police determined that the building was safe and lifted the lockdown.

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