(Winterset, Iowa) – A reported “shots-fired” incident in the vicinity of the Winterset Junior/Senior High School, Wednesday morning, was actually just a vehicle backfiring. According to a press release from the Winterset Police Department, authorities received several calls about the incident just before 9-a.m.

Officers were on the scene within minutes, and quickly discovered there were no threats to or near the school. An investigation determined the noises heard were found to be from a student revving their vehicle’s engine, which resulted in a backfire.