NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk Police Department said two Lake Taylor High School students were detained Monday after a report of someone with a weapon on campus.
Because of the report and the subsequent investigation, officials said the high school, as well as nearby Lake Taylor Middle School, went on lockdown.
The department tweeted about the incident around 11:50 a.m., asking people to avoid the area.
About an hour later, the police department tweeted that the lockdowns at the schools had been lifted and they were holding the two students.
Tuesday, the police department shared more information about the situation.
An official said investigators believe two students were fighting when one dropped a gun. Then, the student allegedly picked it back up and ran from the school.
Officers identified the two students accused of being in the fight, and said charges were pending. They haven't said what those charges are.
Savannah Cespedes and her mom received a text from her 17-year-old younger brother about the lockdown. She said her brother didn't understand what happened, as he stayed in a cafeteria with other students.
"He texted us saying, 'We are freaking out right now. The students are kind of talking really loud. We couldn't really hear announcements because everyone was freaking out,'" said Cespedes. "There was already word going around that it could've been somebody with a weapon."
Cespedes, who is just four years older than her brother, said she understands what it's like to have to worry about lockdowns like this. She is concerned about how this experience will impact her brother.
"Because I'm so close in age and I know what it feels like to potentially be so scared," said Cespedes.
Another woman who showed up at the high school with her sister said her nephew was inside Lake Taylor High School when the incident occurred before 11 a.m.
She said she worries about any report of a weapon on school grounds and wants to see better security for her children and nephew in Norfolk Public Schools.
"This is unfortunate that this is going on...and them not being able to have any kind of safety measures. Where are the safety measures?" she said. "Something needs to be done. Something needs to change."
13News Now reached out to leaders with Norfolk Public Schools for more information, but we haven't yet received an official response. A couple parents tell 13News Now as of 5 p.m., they did not receive an email or call from the school division.
Police didn't say if anyone got hurt in the incident at the high school.