Shell casings found in car at Twiggs County school, district says [Video]

TWIGGS COUNTY, Ga. — Law enforcement found shell casings Tuesday morning in a student’s car parked at the Twiggs County High School and Middle School building, prompting a roughly hour-long “code red” and “code yellow” warning as they investigated.

That’s according to a press release from the Twiggs County Board of Education.

They noted that while shell casings and weaponry were found, no firearms were discovered.

According to the press release, the district says the discovery of the shell casings happened during a “routine security check” when law enforcement discovered the shell casings. 

The student was then immediately contacted and taken to the main office, the district said. In an interview, the district would not share what grade the student was in.

The student’s parents were immediately notified and the district …