Authorities responded to a report of a suspected person with a weapon near Shadow Ridge High School in the northern Las Vegas Valley early Wednesday morning.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police and Clark County School District Police placed the school campus on a protective lockdown and later ruled out that there was a gunman in the area.
“We are currently inside Shadow Ridge High School with SDCC Police and all is well,” the LVMPD tweeted.
No injuries were reported, according to Metro.
People are asked to avoid the area.
For her part, school principal Tracci Kannon told parents that “our school is currently closed due to a rumored threat. The threat has not been substantiated. I will update if we have additional information to share. Police are investigating on campus out of an abundance of caution.”
Waiting for Telemundolasvegas.com for the expansion of this story.