FINDLAY, OH (WLIO) - Findlay City Schools was the victim of a hoax call about a person with a gun at Northview Elementary.

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PICTURED: Findlay Police Department vehicle, Photo Date: April 16, 2024.

The police say an unknown male caller contacted the Veterans' Crisis Line Friday morning, saying a person with a gun was at the entrance of the school. The school went into lockdown, and officers checked the entire inside and outside of the school and found nothing. The Findlay Police Department states that similar calls have been made to other veterans' crisis lines across the United States.

You can view the press release from the Findlay Police Department below:

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