SAN ANTONIO — Officers responded to St. Mary Magdalen School in the 1700 block of Clower for a report of a threat Thursday morning.
Around 11:30 a.m., the San Antonio Police Department received a call about someone requesting entry inside of the church and demanding prayer, SAPD said.
The staff told the caller that the church was not open for prayer, but arrangements could be made. The caller then became belligerent and said he had a gun and started to make threats, SAPD said. The threats were made against the church, not the school.
SAPD said there was no sighting of a person with a gun since the conversation only took place on the telephone, but as a safety protocol, the school was placed on a lockdown.
Officers could be seen going inside the church with guns drawn shortly before noon Thursday.
Police said they do not have any suspects in custody at this time but they are searching in the area.
KENS 5 has a crew on the scene.
Police asked the public to avoid the area and expect delays due to the lockdown. The school was not expected to be on lockdown at the time of parent pickup later Thursday.
