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Desert Mirage HS lockdown lifted, threat was unreported from last week

Published October 9, 2018 1:13 PM

UPDATE: 10:15 a.m. The lockdown has been lifted. There is currently no threat to students or staff at the school. This is an active investigation.

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UPDATE 10:05 A.M. The lockdown at Desert Mirage High School was done as a precautionary measure and is related to an unreported threat to the school last week, according to Investigator Munoz of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. There is no active threat to the students or staff at this time, and the lockdown is expected to be lifted shortly.

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At 8:30 a.m., the high school enacted its lockdown protocol after two students overheard another student stating that a shooting would take place today. The two students reported to a school administrator, who then made the decision to put the school in lockdown.