Lafayette lockdown
Report of shots fired at Centaurus High School a ‘false alarm’
Lafayette’s Centaurus High School was placed on lockdown after a teacher at the school reported hearing gunshots, but police have since determined the call was a false alarm.
Lafayette police Deputy Chief Brian Rosipajla said one teacher at Centaurus High School, 10300 W. South Boulder Road, reported hearing what sounded like a gunshot at 10:24 a.m. Wednesday.
But by noon, of ficials said initial sweeps did not turn up any evidence that shots were fired, and that the call appeared to be a false alarm. At 1 p.m., police officially cleared the school and allowed normal operations to resume.
No injuries have been repor ted.
Rosipajla said units from multiple agencies responded to the call to sweep the school and then the surrounding area.
“There was a large, large response from the entire area,” Rosipajla said. “Ever y agency from the Boulder County area responded along with outside agencies such as Colorado State Patrol and the FBI.”
Centaurus was moved to lockout rather than lockdown as a “precautionar y measure” for a short time after the initial sweeps, but the district announced the school moved to normal operations at 1 p.m.
Boulder Valley spokesman Randy Barber said it will be left up to the school and teachers how to proceed with the school day.
“We have a group of counselors here on site,” Barber said. “Every staff member will assess the situation.”
Angevine Middle and Ryan Elementary were placed on secure lockout but resumed normal operations just before 11:30 a.m.