(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department, Tuesday (today), said a 9-1-1 call reporting an “Active shooter” alarm and hearing gun shots at the Early Childhood Center, in Creston, turned out to due to a mechanical error with the alarm. Creston Police, Union County Sheriff’s Deputies and Iowa Department of Natural Resources Officers responded to the scene.

They immediately entered the school and began clearing the building, within minutes of receiving the 9-1-1 call. All Creston Community School District building went into lockdown. There was no indication of an active shooter, however. Once the building was thoroughly searched, the schools were given the “all clear” to release from lockdown status.