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Details Released About Active Shooter Report At St John's Prep In Danvers Details Released About Active Shooter Report At St John's Prep In Danvers
Details Released About Active Shooter Report At St John's Prep In Danvers Investigators have determined that a Danvers Police Officer who accidentally discharged their firearm was the reason behind an active shooter threat at a high school on the North Shore. Police responded to report of an individual with a long gun who was hiding in the bathroom of Benjamin Hall at St. John's Preparatory High School in Danvers shortly before 2 p.m. on Monday, May 22, according to town officials. Officers believed the individual intended to harm students.  As three officers entered the first-floor bathroom, one placed his finger on the trigger of his gun and that a second piec…