Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies and other police swarmed Christopher Columbus High School Wednesday morning after reports of an active shooter on campus, leading the school to go into lockdown before authorities concluded it was a false threat, officials said.
“The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office immediately responded to Columbus High School regarding a report of a potential armed subject on campus.” the department initially said on X.
“Deputies, along with the Priority Response Team, conducted a thorough search of Columbus and St. Brendan. There was no active shooter and no threat was found. Two students sustained minor injuries while running during the response. The incident was determined to be unfounded after a comprehensive sweep of the campuses. Investigators are continuing to examine how the call was initiated,” the sheriff’s office said in a revised post on X at 12:22 p.m.
Assistant Sheriff Brian Rafky said at the scene the call came in mid-morning about a person on Columbus’ campus with a gun. Deputies quickly responded and cleared Columbus and St. Brendan “ensuring everyone was safe.”
An officer at the scene told a Miami Herald reporter the incident was being investigated as a possible “swatting” or a prank call to law enforcement that leads officers to swarm a scene. Police with long guns walked around the school’s perimeter and armed deputies cruised the campus on golf carts…