Social media threat prompts lockdown at Del Rio High School
DEL RIO -- The San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District received a report of an active shooter at Del Rio High School Wednesday noon, prompting a lockdown drill, the school district reported.
District Police Chief Duane Maldonado confirmed a parent notified coaching staff of a message circulating on social media stating there was an active shooter on campus, the school district said.
“Out of an abundance of caution, the coaching staff immediately entered into a lockdown drill. District police was called to the scene, and found that there was no imminent threat to the students on campus,” the district said in a release.
Maldonado said the district police has an open investigation pertaining a separate report of a terroristic threat initiated by a student at the Del Rio High School campus. The school district is working with the Del Rio Police Department regarding this incident.
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