Reports of armed person at Christopher Columbus High School prompts massive emergency response
A tense situation unfolded in Miami on Wednesday morning after the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said there was a report of an armed person on the campus of Christopher Columbus High School.
According to information provided by the MDSO, emergency crews "Immediately responded" to Christopher Columbus High School in southwest Miami-Dade after receiving the report of a "potential armed subject" at the school.
The school was locked down, as was St. Brendan, which is adjacent to Christopher Columbus High School, while the investigation was underway.
The MDSO said that deputies, along with the Priority Response Team, conducted a thorough search of both Christopher Columbus High School and St. Brendan.
After the investigation, the MDSO said reports of the armed person on campus were "unfounded."
"There was no active shooter and no threat was found," the MDSO said in an update. "Two students sustained minor injuries while running during the response."
The incident was determined to be unfounded after a sweep of both campuses, and investigators are working to investigate how the call was initiated.
The lockdowns have since been lifted, and officials gave the all clear once the investigation concluded.
Christopher Columbus High School officials said students were dismissed early after the incident ended.
Parents race to schools after learning of potential threat
While students were locked down during the situation, parents began to head to the campuses and surround both schools, hoping to receive information on what was taking place.
"It's so scary," Barbara Martin said.
She told CBS News Miami that her child was inside St. Brendan when the situation was unfolding.
"Your hands are tied, and you're thinking of, you know, what could happen? What's the possibility of, you know, something being serious. Thankfully it was a joke or whatever. I don't know. I'm just super nervous right now."
Another parent told CBS News Miami that his son was in the area on a field trip with other seventh graders from a nearby middle school.
Parents said it was nerve-wracking to receive text messages from their children who were locked down inside the schools.