Today, it was a drill
By Leslie Gartrell
FORT RECOVERY - Mercer County Sheriff's Office deputy Kristen Nixon dashed through Fort Recovery Elementary/Middle School, running toward calls for help from a classroom down the hall.
"He's got a gun!" teachers in faux bloody shirts shouted from behind protective headgear. "You have to help us, hurry!"
As she neared the classroom, Fort Recovery Police Chief Jared Laux stopped Nixon from entering. He said she needed to wait for a SWAT team to arrive and that more backup was needed. [
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