Social Media Post, Report Of Gun Prompts Lynnwood Lockdown

LYNNWOOD, WA — Reports of a gun brandished at a nearby park led to a brief lockdown at Meadowdale High School Monday morning. Lynnwood Police said someone called to report a person seen with a gun at Meadowdale Neighborhood Park making some kind of threat. Police were also made aware of a social media post that suggested a possible threat to the school campus.

Officers searched the park and school grounds but were unable to find the person in question. Police said the school was locked down out of an abundance of caution while officers searched. The school's resource officer is working with detectives to follow up on the social media post and hopefully identify the person reportedly seen with a gun. Police ask anyone with information to give them a call at 425-670-5600.