Ray Middle School briefly in ‘lockout’ when man was spotted nearby with rifle Updated May 07, 10:33 AM; Posted May 07, 10:19 AM Facebook Share Van Buren, N.Y. — A man spotted in the woods with a hunting rifle caused Ray Middle School in Van Buren to briefly got into a lockout this morning, according to an alert from the school principal. Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded at 8:29 a.m. to the area of Maple and Van Buren roads near the school, according to the Onondaga County 911 Center. Police notified school officials that there was a man spotted in the nearby woods carrying a hunting rifle so the school went into a lock out, school principal Christina Morgan told parents in a recorded call. All the students were inside the school at the time, she said.