Germantown High School Incident, Person With Gun Report “Not Credible”

GERMANTOWN, Wis. – Germantown police, Washington County sheriff's deputies and other law enforcement surrounded Germantown High School on Friday evening, October 25th.

Germantown police told FOX6 News there was a report of a person with a weapon.

It later emerged that it was not a person with a gun and the report was not credible.

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Details about the incident

According to Germantown police, police received a 911 call at 6:19 p.m. reporting that an unknown male subject “dressed all in black” had entered the high school with a weapon.

The Germantown Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff's Office responded quickly to the high school's message.

People in the building were either evacuated or sought shelter.

Police searched the entire building as additional 911 calls came in from people at the high school seeking shelter there.

As more information came in, the “credibility of the report became questionable.”

Officials continued to evacuate staff and students from the school.

The high school was searched by officers and SWAT. No person matching the description was found, nor was a weapon found.

The Germantown High School campus is safe and secure and we will resume all activities as usual beginning Saturday, October 26th.

According to the Germantown School District, one person was treated and taken to the hospital for a medical condition related to the stress of the situation.