Emergency vehicles park outside Petersburg's school buildings during a lockdown caused by a report of a gunman on August 26. Law enforcement found no suspect or evidence of the threat on the campus.
Petersburg's school buildings and surrounding area were on lockdown for over an hour Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 26, after police received a report of a person with an AR-15 gun and multiple magazines in a school bathroom.
The Petersburg Police Department, Alaska Wildlife Troopers and U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement responded and secured the area.
Officers found no real threat on the premises and determined it was a false report.
"I'm sure people were alarmed, but rest assured it's safe and we're allowing employees back," Police Chief Jim Kerr said outside the school Tuesday. "The investigatio...
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