Student arrested, another ID’d after scare at Florida high school
One student has been arrested and another was identified as a suspect after they reportedly set off fireworks Thursday afternoon inside a Daytona Beach, Florida, high school, according to Claire Metz of WESH 2.
The incident caused a Code Red Active Shooter alert to be issued at Mainland High School, leading to panic and a massive police response, according to WESH.
.#breaking. 1 student arrested and another identified after they allegedly set off fireworks at Mainland high school #daytonabeach today leading to panic and a massive police response. pic.twitter.com/BUIvZwQQAY
— claire metz (@clairemetzwesh) February 13, 2020
At 12:40 p.m., reports said police were called to Mainland High School after multiple people thought they heard gunshots.
A Code Red Active Shooter alert was announced, and the school went into lockdown. Dozens of police sped to the scene, according to a local news source.
Police cleared buildings and found no shell casings but a few firecracker wrappers in the stairwell.
"We wanted to let you know that this is not a shooting and there is no shooter," they reported on Twitter, after students expressed fear during the investigation.
The building @Mainlandhigh has been cleared. No injuries are reported.
— Daytona Beach Police (@DaytonaBchPD) February 13, 2020
The building was cleared by police, and no injuries were reported. Nothing has been reported about the culprits behind the firecrackers.
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