Police were called to the campus of Central High School on Thursday on a report of a possible student with a gun, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Police Department.
The call was placed at 12:59 p.m. and the school was placed on lockdown. After a search including K-9 units, no weapon was located, the release states.
While normal instruction is done for the school year, there were students on the campus for summer school.
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Just last week, Central High School was the site of a memorial for 24-year-old alumnus Darian Hixson, who died after a shooting incident on McCallie Avenue on June 5. Three people died, and 14 were injured. That shooting followed one downtown on May 28, in which six teens were injured.
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Chattanooga Police ask anyone with any information regarding this incident to call 423-643-5100 or submit a tip via the Atlas One App. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
- Compiled by Tierra Hayes