Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department said late Monday evening, that they were notified at around 2-p.m. Monday, a student had threatened to bring a weapon to Lewis Central High School. The student had expressed his disdain for the school then made the threat, which was overheard by a staff member, who immediately reported the incident to school administration. The students name is not being released.

Lewis Central administrators contacted police regarding the threat. An investigation into the incident was started immediately. The student’s family has been contacted and they are cooperating with the on‐going investigation. Charges are pending at this time. Officials said that while they do not believe the threats made by the student are credible, officers will be present at Lewis Central today (Tuesday).

Authorities say “Anyone who hears or sees another person making threats to shoot up a school or other location should immediately report the event to someone in authority.  Notification of law enforcement is paramount in stopping these types of events before they become tragedies.” Officials said also, “The Council Bluffs Police Department takes any threat to shoot up a school or other location very seriously. [They/We] aggressively investigate each of these claims and work with [our] prosecutors to charge those responsible.”