Memorial High School was placed on a temporary secure hold shortly before 1 p.m. Friday after someone called 911 claiming to have been shot near the campus, sending police swarming the surrounding blocks. By the time officers finished combing the school and its grounds, they found no victim, no injuries, and no sign that a shooting had actually happened.
Police were called to the 1200 block of Memorial Street just before 1 p.m. after the report of a shooting, according to Yahoo News. Edgewood ISD Police thoroughly checked the campus and surrounding grounds after San Antonio Police received the call, per News 4 San Antonio. News Radio 1200 WOAI reported that the lockdown began shortly before 1 p.m. and that police conducted a sweep of the school.
The caller's phone location appeared to be near the school, prompting what officials described as a precautionary safety check, according to the station's report. That detail helps explain why the response concentrated so heavily on the campus itself, even though the original report described a shooting rather than a specific threat to the school.
No Victim, No Evidence Found
Officers found no shooting victim or evidence that a shooting had occurred, according to the same account from Yahoo News. During the search, police conducted a sweep of the school and blocked off Memorial Street and Blue Ridge, the report notes. Spanish-language outlet Telemundo San Antonio similarly reported that authorities found no injured people or indications that a shooting had taken place.
Once the sweep wrapped up, the secure hold was lifted, per News 4 San Antonio's reporting. Memorial High School said the campus was safe and that there was no threat to students or staff, the station added.
Conflicting Accounts on Lockdown Status
Exactly how to characterize Friday's response has become a point of disagreement. Several news outlets described the incident as a lockdown or lockdown-related event, but Memorial High School said it was never placed on lockdown at all, instead characterizing the response as a secure hold, according to News 4 San Antonio.
The incident fits a broader pattern raised in a KENS5 report, which noted that hoax calls triggered police responses at several San Antonio-area schools on Thursday and Friday. A similar scenario played out in January, when a reported gun at IDEA Judson prompted a lockdown; a protective sweep there identified a student, but no weapon was found, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
No arrests, citations, or further details about the caller have been disclosed. It remains unclear who made the 911 call or what prompted the report of a shooting near the school.
