BOULDER, Colo. — A lockdown at two Boulder schools and a shelter-in-place order in the surrounding area have been lifted following a false report of an armed man in the area Thursday morning.
The Boulder Police Department (BPD) posted on social media shortly after noon that they no longer believe there is an active threat around Fairview High School and Southern Hills Middle School.
Police identified a person who they believe was reported as the suspect. The person was wearing a weighted vest and carrying his cell phone in his hand, BPD said.
Officers are searched the high school as a precaution.
Fairview High has released early for the day. All athletics and after-school activities at the school have been canceled. Southern Hills Middle has resumed classes and will release at a normal time.
The Boulder Police Department first posted about this incident on social media at 11:06 on Thursday, later adding that a shelter-in-place order had been issued for a half mile around the schools.
Both schools were put on lockdown, meaning all classroom doors were secured, lights were off and students were quiet inside.
Greenbriar Boulevard was closed between Gillaspie Drive and S. Broadway. This stretch runs alongside the south and east sides of the high school.
The public is asked to avoid the area.
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