Petersburg schools, surrounding area all-clear following lockdown
UPDATE: The police department confirmed the phone number that placed the false report was an out-of-state caller, but couldn’t trace the exact location. The FBI has been notified.
Petersburg’s school buildings and surrounding area were on lockdown for over an hour Tuesday afternoon after police received a report of a person with an AR-15 gun and multiple magazines in a school bathroom. Officers found no real threat on the premises and determined it was a false report.
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