A 19-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly shot at another man in Hillsborough, an incident that caused a local school district to go into lockdown.

Police were called to Route 206 near the Hillsborough Centre, a local shopping center, around 1 p.m. for a report of shots fired and were given descriptions of the alleged shooter and victim by eyewitnesses, according to a statement from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

Both had fled the area before police arrived and as a precaution, detectives placed area schools in a lockdown and advised local residents and businesses to use caution, the office said.

The incident did not take place at any of the school buildings, according to a social media post from the school district.

Officers found the victim of the shooti

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