(Reuters) - All public schools in Newtown, Connecticut, were placed in lockdown on Friday following an unconfirmed report of a shooting at one of the district's schools, the superintendent's office said.

No other details were immediately available.

Newtown is in northern Fairfield County, about 45 miles southwest of Hartford and 80 miles northeast of New York City.

(Reporting By Dan Burns; Editing by Xavier Briand)