ASHTABULA — First responders from the city and surrounding communities gathered for an active shooter drill at Erie Intermediate School on the Ashtabula Area City Schools elementary campus Thursday morning.

A release from the Ashtabula Police Department said the drill was to practice emergency preparedness and coordinating responses to shootings.

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