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Allen Park police: Threat that sent high school into lockdown not credible

Allen Park High School sent into lockdown Wednesday amid tip that student may be armed

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Police say a tip that claimed a student at Allen Park High School was armed with a weapon Wednesday was found to be not credible after an initial investigation.

Allen Park police were at the high school Wednesday afternoon, as the school was on lockdown following a tip that a student might be armed. Police had reportedly detained the student in question, but have since reported that there was “no credible threat” found.

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Police said no arrests were made and no weapon was found. The investigation revealed that a person in a bathroom thought they heard a gun racking, but police said there were no weapons in the school.

Police said the student thought he heard something and did the right thing by notifying police.

UPDATE 1 Our initial investigation finds there was no credible threat. We always will react in an overabundance of...

Posted by Allen Park Police Department on Wednesday, April 27, 2022

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