AUSTIN, Minn. –Austin High School went on lockdown after an officer on duty at the school asked for back-up because word was circulating that someone was flashing a gun. Other police responded but were unable to substantiate the report. Police Chief David McKichan said the report was traced to embellishments regarding an altercation in a school bathroom. No injuries were reported in the altercation. Officers took the boys from the fight, age 16 and 15, to he police station, then released them. This was about noon. The school has 1,350 students in Grades 9 to 12.
