Hurricane schools put on lockout after student threatens to ‘shoot up’ school, police say

Aubree B. Jennings
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HURRICANE, Utah (ABC4) — Schools in Hurricane City were placed on lockout Thursday while police tracked down a student who allegedly threatened to “shoot up” a local school.

The Hurricane City Police Department said the schools were placed on lockout at 11:30 a.m. and lifted by noon after police had located the student who allegedly made the threat. Details are limited at the time as the incident is under investigation.

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“We take these threats very seriously and because we had not yet located the student we had all schools stop anyone from entering,” police said in a social media post. “We thank all of our schools for their cooperation as keeping our children safe is our top priority.”

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