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Report of active shooter in school in Washington state was false

MASON COUNTY, Wash. — Police responded to the report of an active shooter at a middle school in Belfair, Washington, however the report turned out to be false.

Officers rushed to Hawkins Middle School in Mason County, near Seattle, after a report of an active shooter in the school cafeteria.

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When officers arrived, they learned there was no active shooter in the school.

The superintendent told NBC affiliate KING 5 that a student was taken into custody at the high school earlier today on reports that he had a gun.

There were no injuries.