Crime & Safety

Gun Reported on School Bus Turns Out to Be Wooden Rifle

Police searched a bus on Barton Springs Road Monday morning.

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX - Police searched an Austin school bus after someone reported seeing a gun, but the object turned out to be a wooden rifle.

The school bus was searched on Barton Springs Road at 7:10 a.m. Monday morning, police confirmed.

A parent reported seeing a gun on the bus, the American-Statesman reported. Officers stopped the bus and told students to get off but the only gun they found was a painted wooden rifle that belonged to the drill team.

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Police were unable to confirm which Austin school district the bus was serving.

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