(WXYZ) — Students at Stoney Creek High School in Rochester Hills were placed on lockdown Tuesday.
While the Oakland County Sheriff's Office originally said the school was put on lockdown shortly before noon after a student told a school official there was another student armed with a gun and then another student claimed to have heard a gunshot in the building, they now say the alarm system was inadvertently activated, leading to misinformation being spread.
According to the sheriff's office, deputies and officers from the Rochester Police Department searched and cleared each room in the school as students and faculty remained in their classrooms.
“We take every threat seriously and fully investigate them,” Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a statement. “Nothing has been located that was a credible concern. Contrary to a false media report, no body was found, and no one was injured.”
Officials said after the initial investigation they believe the claims that were made by the two students were unfounded and came about due to the alarm's activation. Stoney Creek High School has been cleared of any threats.
