Top News | Akins High School in Austin on lockdown after report of ‘armed person’
POLICE in Texas rushed to secure a high school in Austin after reports of an armed person on campus. Austin ISD Police Chief Ashley Gonzalez confirmed that Akins high school was on lockdown on Wednesday morning.
KXANAkins high school was on lockdown on Wednesday morning following reports of an armed person on campus '/ ' 
KXANVideo from the scene showed a heavy police presence at the high school '/ ' 
Google MapsAustin ISD police confirmed all students and staff were safe and no shots were fired '/ ' At 11.45am local time, Gonzalez confirmed all parties involved in the incident have been identified and located. The police chief announced the school lockdown in a tweet, saying a heavy police presence at the school as cops investigated the scene. Gonzalez confirmed all students and staff were safe and no shots were fired inside the building. The school district is asking students and parents to avoid the area as police investigate the incident. On Twitter, The Austin Independent School District said it would update parents on the situation every 20 minutes. The lockdown comes 24 hours after a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at Oxford high school in Michigan, killing three students and injuring eight others. Most read in The Sun XMAS SPIRITS I'm a mum and on Christmas I'll get up at 4am to drink so I'm smashed by 9am SLAM-SUNG Samsung 'kills off Galaxy phone FOREVER' – is this the end for your model? BENEFIT BOOST Universal Credit £1k boost to hit bank accounts TODAY in Sun campaign win is that it? I'm A Celeb fans rage as show only gets FIVE extra minutes after 3 days off air LITTLE MINX Leigh-Anne nearly bares all as she goes knickerless months after having twins EVERY LITTLE yelps Woman horrified after finding dress in Tesco with alarming Post-it note In Tuesday's shooting, Oxford high school students Tate Myre, 16, Hana St. Juliana, 14, and Madisyn Baldwin, 17, were killed during the rampage. Chilling footage showed the moment the shooter "tried to lure out frightened pupils" by posing as a cop. The video showed students cowering in the classroom while the suspect tried to tell pupils that they didn't have to hide. He said: "Sheriff's office. You can come out now." The gunman called his classmate ...bro... before students escaped via a window. Three injured students are said to be in critical condition with gunshot wounds. A 14-year-old girl is fighting for her life on a ventilator after having surgery. We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS Source:
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