ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A report that a student was seen entering an Albuquerque middle school Thursday morning with a gun has proved to be inaccurate, police said.
The Tony Hillerman Middle School was evacuated classroom by classroom while police canvassed the campus.
They said no weapon was found and it’s been determined that a gun was not brought to school.
According to police, three students were speaking in a courtyard when one student pointed a cell phone at the others as though he was holding a gun.
A teacher reportedly saw the encounter and believed she saw the student holding a gun.
The school went on lockdown and police from several agencies responded.
Albuquerque police also sent a gun-detection dog through the school to confirm no weapons were located on the premises.
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