Superintendent: "Unfounded reports of gun shots" prompted lockdown at Hollywood High School
Los Angeles school officials say reports of a critical incident at Hollywood High School, which prompted a major response from the LAPD, were a hoax.
The campus, at 1521 N. Highland Ave., was placed on lockdown just before 10 a.m. The LAPD said they were responding to a report of assault with a deadly weapon, and several squad cars were spotted outside the campus.
The incident was a hoax, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho said.
"Recent reports of a critical incident at Hollywood high school are unfounded, and after swift law enforcement response and internal individual classroom verification, we are deeming the incident as a hoax," Carvalho tweeted.
In a later statement, Carvalho described the incident as "unfounded reports of gun shots fired on campus at Hollywood High School."
Sky 2 had spotted students running out of a classroom, even though school officials said classrooms were sheltering in place.
Los Angeles School Police said they got reports of an active shooter in progress at the school with six victims down. LAPD and LA School police officers searched the school looking for victims and suspects, but found nothing.
"All students are safe and accounted for," a statement from LA School police said.
School will resume as normal, Carvalho said.
