Photos and videos captured what it was like as armed officers swept a suburban Chicago school following a reported bomb threat.
The incident began just before 11 a.m., when Oak Forest Police responded to a “possible threat” at Oak Forest High School.
The potential threat sent the department’s Special Emergency Response Team to the school for a “coordinated sweep of the building.”
“No injuries are reported. The incident is contained,” the city said in an alert to residents.
A lockdown was put in place during the sweep, which officials said was done “out of an abundance of caution.”
Officers armed with guns and dogs could be seen entering the building.
Inside, video taken by students showed officers in tactical gear carrying long guns and entering dark classrooms where students had sheltered and turned off the lights.
“Is everybody OK in here?” the officers asked.
“Yes,” the group replied before officers radioed back that the room had been cleared.
Students reported hearing an alarm for a lockdown before the scene unfolded.
“I thought it was going to be fake for a second, a drill, then it was actually real so we all sat in the corner of the classroom with the lights off. We had no phones yet,” said sophomore David Aguilar. “The officers came in, they checked on us, people with the cops they came in with guns and checked on us, we’re okay. Some people were scared, some people didn’t care.”
Outside, a heavy police presence alarmed parents who had been notified of the situation at the school.
“I got more worried when I started opening social media and I saw helicopters and the SWAT were on top of the school … It’s like you drop them off, you think everything is good and safe but there’s a lot going around that you do sometimes worry,” said parent Mercedes Arellano.
Just before 1 p.m., police and SWAT said no threat had been found.
“The safety and security of our students and staff is of the utmost importance. We thank our police department and our school officials for their immediate response,” the school said in a statement.
Students then began being dismissed from the building.
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