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Police arrested seven people after receiving a gun call from St. Joseph’s Catholic Elementary School in Hamilton on June 19, 2013.Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail

Police say seven people are under arrest after officers responded to a call of shots being fired at a Hamilton elementary school.

Police say St. Joseph's Catholic Elementary School was immediately put into lockdown late Wednesday morning but the lockdown was lifted a short time later.

Investigators say a number of pellet rifles and pellet guns were seized.

No students or staff were injured.

Detectives continue to investigate.

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