Sierra Linda High School in Phoenix placed on brief lockdown due to alleged threat

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Valley high school was placed on a brief lockdown Wednesday morning due to an alleged threat.

Phoenix police say officers were called to Sierra Linda High School, located near 67th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. Staff from Tolleson Union High School District say they were requested by Phoenix police to enforce the lockdown as authorities investigated “multiple social media threats.”

Authorities say “out of an abundance of caution,” officers searched the campus to make sure students and staff were safe.

There have not been reports of any shootings or injuries, per Phoenix police.

The Phoenix Police Department has responded to a local school in the area of 3400 S. 67th Ave when reports were made of a threat to the school. Out of abundance of caution, the school was placed on lock down and police began searching the school grounds for suspicious activity. pic.twitter.com/66bLaGpKxN
— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) October 2, 2024

Students were released around 12:15 p.m., the school’s normal release time on early release days.

Arizona’s Family news chopper witnessed over a dozen police vehicles parked outside the school’s entrance. No students or staff were seen being evacuated from the buildings.

A large group was spotted gathering outside the school gates. Several officers in bulletproof vests and armed with firearms are patrolling school grounds.