No students or staff have been injured.
According to reports, a teacher at Centaurus High School in Lafayette, Colorado, heard what appeared to be gunshots in or around the school on Wednesday morning. This activated a lockdown. Lafayette police are now reporting that it was a false alarm.
Police have cleared CHS. The school is no longer on lockdown and school administrators have asked students to resume to their normal schedules.
— Lafayette CO Police (@LafayettePolice) March 3, 2021
Parents were notified by the police of the lockdown. Only a portion of the student body was present in the building at the time of the lockdown due to the school being on a hybrid schedule.
A nearby elementary school and a middle school were also placed on lockdown.
*This is an on-going story and information will be updated as needed.