LAPD determines 'no credible threat' after report of student with gun on campus
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Police Department was investigating a report of a student with a gun on campus at Alliance William & Carol Ouchi High School on Tuesday.
The school is located in the Hyde Park area of Los Angeles, located at 5356 5th Ave. The campus was placed on lockdown as LAPD officers searched the campus.
Officers cleared the campus and determined there was no credible threat, lifting the lockdown.
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The school released the following statement to FOX 11 on Tuesday afternoon:
"This morning, LAPD was called to investigate an anonymous tip received by school officials that there was a student with a gun on campus at Alliance William & Carol Ouchi High School.
The school was placed on lockdown during the investigation. LAPD concluded its comprehensive investigation and determined there was no credible threat, lifting the lockdown.
Alliance's top priority is the safety of our school communities. We take any potential threat seriously. We are grateful to our scholars and staff for their patience and cooperation during LAPD’s investigation. Scholars and staff were released early to process the day's events. School will resume as normal tomorrow and there will be opportunities for scholars and staff to connect with crisis counselors on campus."
Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex is a free public charter school in Los Angeles.
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