Schools
'No Threat Here At DeSoto High School:' Police
Students will be released as normal at 2:45, a police spokesman said.
DESOTO, TX — DeSoto High School was on a temporary lockdown after an unverified threat was received on Twitter Monday.
DeSoto Police Department announced the lockdown around 1:20 p.m. Monday, citing "an abundance of safety," as the reason for the lockout.
The lockout was lifted around 2:40 p.m., after police searched the building and found no threat.
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No weapons were found on school grounds, a police spokesman said.
Students will be released as usual at 2:45 p.m., he said.
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Watch: Police Make Updated Statement On Lifting DeSoto High School Lockdown
We have a unverified threat at the high school. For an abundance of safety, we are completing a lockdown of the high school until we verify the threat. This is a lockout and nobody will be allowed to leave.
— DeSoto Police Dept (@DeSotoPD) April 23, 2018
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