Police: Indiana County school security guard accidentally fires gun in elementary school
A Purchase Line School District security guard in Indiana County is under investigation after state police said he accidentally discharged his gun Friday morning in an elementary-school faculty room.
Police were called to Purchase Line Elementary School around 9:15 a.m. in Green Township. They said shortly after 9 a.m., an on-duty school security guard was handling his firearm in a faculty room when it discharged a round, striking a refrigerator.
No injuries were reported, and the incident did not disrupt any student activities, police said.
State police are investigating, and did not identify the security guard.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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