Los Osos Middle School placed on lockdown after shooting threat Wednesday

LOS OSOS, Calif. – Los Osos Middle School was placed on lockdown after a teacher received a shooting threat against the school Wednesday.

The San Luis Coastal Unified School District detailed that a teacher received a call to their personal cell phone from a caller who threatened to conduct a shooting at the school close to the final bell of the school day.

On Thursday, May 23, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office stated that detectives tracked the threatening phone call to a 13-year-old from Peoria, Arizona and that the juvenile has made similar calls to schools across the country.

Law enforcement in Arizona are now investigating the incident added the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.

According to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, deputies cleared the scene after investigating the school grounds out of an abundance of caution.

Students were all released to their parents as well as the regular bus schedule while the law enforcement response continued detailed the San Luis Coastal Unified School District.

San Luis Coastal Unified School District explain that all relevant information about this incident was passed along to law enforcement.