Lockdown Lifted At Woodbridge High After False Report: Police

WOODBRIDGE, VA — The Prince William County Police Department lifted a lockdown at Woodbridge High School on Tuesday after it determined it had received a false report of a shooting at the school.

At about 11:42 a.m. on Tuesday, the Prince William County Public Safety Communications Center received a call about a shooting-in-progress at the school. A school resource officer at the high school investigated the incident. Additional school resource officers and patrol officers arrived at the school within minutes and secured the building, according to the police.

Prince William County Fire & Rescue personnel also responded and staged nearby to handle any injuries, while other schools in the immediate area were placed in lockdown as a precaution.

Officers conducted a methodical search of the Woodbridge High School grounds, which resulted in no evidence of a shooting and no injuries reported, the police said.

After finishing the search of the grounds, the call “was determined to be unfounded and the school resumed operations as police began to demobilize from the area,” the police said in a news release.

Officers plan to remain at the school through dismissal for security purposes. The investigation into the initial call made to the communications center is continuing.

Anyone with information about the false report is asked to contact Prince William County police at 703-792-6500.