Cathedral City High School was temporarily placed on lockdown Tuesday after a prank call.
The Cathedral City Police Department received the call at around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a department statement. The male caller claimed to be in the area and threatened to “shoot up the school,” Sgt. Jeffrey Barnett said.
A group of officers then arrived at the school and placed the campus on lockdown, while others searched the perimeter of nearby Nellie Coffman Middle School. After “clearing the school of any threats and further investigation,” officers concluded that the threat resulted from a prank call, according to the CCPD.
The lockdown ended approximately 30 minutes later, according to Barnett.
Anyone with information regarding the incident was encouraged to call the Cathedral City Police Department at 760-770-0300.