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11:07 a.m. -- The Jefferson Co. Sheriff’s Office says deputies have found nothing so far to substantiate threats of explosives and a person with a weapon near Columbine HS. Students and staff reported safe. Updates on that situation are being made here.
10:50 a.m. — The Jefferson County Sheriff's office says a call came in this morning claiming that there were explosive devices inside the school; the caller claimed to be hiding outside with a gun. Nothing has been found to validate the threats; students and staff are safe. Parents should not go to school to pick up their children. School will let out at 2:45 p.m.
10:25 a.m. — There continues to be a huge police presence at Columbine High School. Several roads in the area are closed. Parents are being told not to pick up their children until 2:45 p.m. All students and staff are safe, JeffCo Sheriff's Office said.
Huge police presence at Columbine High School. Multiple roads shutdown. Waiting for more information from police PIO. @DenverChannel pic.twitter.com/CFisoU2CS7
— Jennifer Kovaleski (@JennKovaleski) December 13, 2018
9:52 a.m. — All schools in the Columbine, Chatfield and Dakota Ridge areas have been placed in lockout due to a suspicious person in the Columbine area, JeffCo Public Schools says. Students will remain inside. Nobody is allowed to enter or exit the school.
All schools in Columbine, Chatfield, & Dakota Ridge areas have been placed in lockout due to a suspicious person in the Columbine area. Will update when we have more. Lockout means students remain inside; entry/exit are restricted. More on procedures here: https://t.co/tcZQZ9W8Cl
— Jeffco Public Schools (@JeffcoSchoolsCo) December 13, 2018
9:37 a.m. — Jenny Fulton with JeffCo Sheriff's Office said the district has received word of a threat at Columbine High School. The school has been placed on hold — meaning students are held in classrooms — after a suspicious person was seen in the area, though the person is not on school property, according to JeffCo Public Schools.
JCSO PIOs en route to Columbine High School for reported threats. Please avoid the area. More info to come when available pic.twitter.com/DbYDgTZcjY
— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco) December 13, 2018