WCMH-TV reported investigators found that a noise resembling gunfire had come from an electric transformer malfunctioning after a squirrel got inside. The school’s precautionary lock-down was lifted shortly after 8:30.Squirrel In Transformer Puts Ohio School On Alert
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police said a lock-down at an Ohio high school resulted from an errant squirrel. Brookhaven High School in Columbus went on alert shortly after 8 a.m. Monday ’ about a half-hour into the school day ’ because of reports that shots had been fired in the area.