Chatsworth High School threat cleared, lockdown lifted

CHATSWORTH, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A safety sweep of Chatsworth High School was completed and a reported campus shooting threat was determined not credible after it prompted a lockdown on Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Police Department said the school received a call at about 10:15 a.m. saying that someone was going to shoot up the school.
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The campus was temporarily on lockdown as LAPD and L.A. County sheriff's deputies conducted the safety sweep.


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Following an extensive search of the campus, L.A. School Police said there was no evidence of a credible threat and all students were released at 12:45 p.m.