Police sweep Hutto ISD elementary school after report of shots fired near campus
Law enforcement sweeps Hutto ISD elementary
Police are investigating after reports of shots fired near Howard Norman Elementary School in Hutto.
HUTTO, Texas - Law enforcement has cleared the scene at a Hutto-area elementary school following a report of shots fired near the campus after school hours.
Hutto police say that "no evidence was found to substantiate the report" and "no indication of any incident was identified."
What they're saying:
Hutto ISD says that no students were on the Howard Norman Elementary school campus at the time as the school day had already ended and the aftercare program had already dismissed its students.
There were staff members on campus and were safely evacuated.
Hutto police conducted a full sweep of the school inside and out, as well as deployed drones to search the surrounding area.
Police say there is no threat related to the campus or surrounding area related to this. Hutto ISD says that police are still investigating the origin of the report.
Law enforcement at Hutto ISD school
Law enforcement is on scene at a Hutto ISD elementary school following reports of shots fired near the campus after school hours.
The Source: Information in this report comes from an Aug 31 letter addressed to Hutto ISD families and an Aug. 32 post by the Hutto Police Department