AUSTIN — A lockdown situation at Crockett High School in South Austin is over after a false report of a person walking around with a rifle on campus, according to police.
Austin officers said they received a single report at 7:58 a.m. Austin ISD said the suspicious person was reportedly on campus.
Police said the person was actually a student with a color guard training prop.
Officers confirmed to KVUE the lockdown was ordered: "out of an abundance of caution."
Austin ISD said parents would be sent a letter with more information.
No other information was immediately available.
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