There is a heavy police presence in the Cabin Creek area of Kanawha County after shots fired was reported near an elementary school. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, crews working on the roof at Sharon Dawes Elementary heard shots fired in the area.

A firearm was found on Wednesday at Nichols Elementary School in Stratford, according to police. The firearm was covered both inside and out with dirt and debris, and was rusted over, police said. It appears to match the description of a firearm that went “missing” from the scene of an incident

Police say a gun was found at Nichols Elementary School yesterday evening. The gun was covered in dirt and debris, both on the inside and outside. “The firearm was ‘rusted over’ from being exposed to the outside elements over an extended period of time,