SARATOGA, Calif. (KRON) — There is “no active threat” on the campus at West Valley College in Saratoga, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. Earlier, the campus had been placed on lockdown earlier due to reports of an armed intruder on campus, according to an alert from West Valley Education. The weapon, which was described as a “long rifle” earlier, proved to be a replica firearm, according to a tweet from the college. Two suspects were detained in the incident.
Earlier, police described the intruder as a white man carrying a long rifle. The suspect was associated with a red Cadillac parked in the school’s Lot 1. West Valley College Chancellor Bradley Davis described the replica firearm as an airsoft rifle.
“Rifle was capable of firing soft pellet, it’s a toy replica gun, it looks very realistic though,” Davis said.
However, as of 1:30 p.m., the police said there was no active threat and that “the campus is safe.” A separate tweet from West Valley College confirmed that the campus “is no longer in lockdown.”
Redwood Middle School, which is located nearby, was also briefly placed under a shelter-in-place order. However, that order was lifted just before 11:30 a.m., the school confirmed.
There are currently no reports of any injuries associated with the incident. No shots have been fired, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating the incident.
As of 1:45 p.m., the lockdown was over the campus was declared safe. Classes at West Valley College were canceled for the remainder of Monday. They will resume on Tuesday, according to Davis.