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Rifle Ammunition Found in High School Locker Room Sends School Into Lockdown

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Audrey Lee
Mar 9, 2026
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Muscle Shoals (Ala.) High School officials are conducting an investigation after a bullet was found in the gym locker room.

According to AL News, the bullet — a single long rifle round — was found by a student on Friday morning and turned in to a teacher. The school was quickly put into lockdown.

Related: Handgun Found in Bathroom at High School Football Stadium

The school resource officer conducted a search of the area and did not find any additional ammunition in the locker room or surrounding athletics facilities.

Superintendent Dr. Chad Holden said in a statement, “The Secure the Perimeter protocol was lifted at 10:16 a.m., and the school resumed normal operations. Administration will continue to investigate how the ammunition came to be on the locker room floor."

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