Bloomfield Township officers searched Bloomfield Hills High School after police received a threat of violence Wednesday, Oct. 16, but found no weapons or other evidence of a threat being carried out.

The threat came in at about 12:30 p.m. via the 988 national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, according to a release from the Bloomfield Township Police Department.

“While we are very early in this investigation, initial information leads us to believe that this was a ‘swatting’ incident,” the release said.

Swatting is when someone reports a fake, serious crime, usually in order to rush first responders to the scene.

The high school, 4200 Andover Drive, was notified and activated a shelter in place, the release said. No one can enter or leave but school functions as normal during shelter in place..

“Every police officer was immediately dispatched and they began searching the high school. A complete sweep of the high school was conducted; no credible threats or weapons were located,” the release said.

“The Bloomfield Township Police Department takes all threats to our schools extremely seriously. We will continue to investigate this case using every resource available.

“We are thankful to all of our area departments for their willingness to respond and assist us in this very serious call. Out of an abundance of caution, we will be exhibiting extra patrols at our schools for the remainder of the week.”

School was released early and families were directed to pick up their children at Kirk in the Hills Church, avoiding the high school to keep traffic clear, according to a post on the Police Department’s Facebook page.