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A Fort Worth ISD elementary school was “secured” Wednesday afternoon after someone drove by the school and pointed a gun at students, police said.
Shortly before 3:30 p.m., officers were called to Sagamore Hill Elementary School in the 700 block of South Hughes Avenue, where someone reportedly pointed a weapon at students, according to Fort Worth police.
Officers met with three students at the school who told them that they were at the playground when they saw a dark-colored pickup truck with multiple occupants westbound on Hampshire Boulevard, police said.
The children told officers the pickup truck stopped and one of the occupants “pointed a handgun individually at each of the” three children before driving away the same direction on Hampshire Boulevard, according to police.
The three children reported the incident to school staff and the campus was placed on lockdown, police said.
None of the children were injured in the encounter, police said.
No suspects are in custody in connection with the incident, police added.
Claudia Garibay, a spokeswoman for Fort Worth ISD, said an investigation by the district’s safety and security division could not substantiate the threat.
“Although the possible threat could not be substantiated, we remain alert and cautious,” the district said in a letter addressed to parents. “It’s important to note that there was no evidence of any threat to the safety of the students at any time.”