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Oct 19, 2009 3:11 pm US/Pacific

Nail Gun Mistaken For Gunshots At Juvenile Center

Noise From Nail Gun Mistaken For Gunshots

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) ― Ventura County sheriff's officials have called off a suspect search after determining shots reported at a juvenile courthouse were really noise from a nail gun.

Sgt. David Murray says lockdowns at the Superior Court Juvenile Courthouse, Juvenile Justice Center and nearby Rio Mesa High School have all been lifted after deputies and a helicopter scoured the area north of Oxnard.

The sheriff's office initially received reports of four shots fired from outside the courthouse just after 9 a.m. Monday, with one of them striking a window.

Murray says it turns out faulty safety glass in a secure area of the courthouse self-imploded, and witnesses overheard a nail gun discharged at a nearby commercial area soon after.

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