CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A high school in Corpus Christi was placed on lockdown Thursday as police investigated reports of an armed man walking nearby.
It turned out, the man was armed with an Airsoft gun.
According to police, it was just after 9 a.m. Thursday when officers went to a neighborhood near King High School, between Airline and Staples, to investigate reports of an armed man seen walking around.
The reports prompted a precautionary lockdown at King High School as police investigated.
When officers located the individual they found out he was carrying an Airsoft gun, which is not illegal.
Once police gave the all clear, the lockdown at King High School was lifted.