FLAGSTAFF — On Monday, August 31, 2015 at approximately 09:36 hrs. Marshall Elementary School at 850 N. Bonito received a computer generated threat. The threat referenced a bomb in the school. Staff and Flagstaff Police Officers responded.

Procedures and protocols for the threat of this nature were followed.

Surrounding schools were notified and decisions were made by each school as to their activities. The resulting search of the school and surrounding area resulted in no suspicious items. This incident will be defined as a Hoax call, and will remain under investigation and further information will be forthcoming.

FLAGSTAFF — Flagstaff were dispatched to Marshall Elementary School (850 N. Bonito) at about 1 p.m. today in regards to a threats call. Staff at Marshall Elementary School received a computer generated call which stated, “I am in the school and I want to kill 100’s of children.” This computer generated call was repeated several times.

Marshall Elementary School Principal John Coe initiated a lock down of the school and communicated to the Police Department as well as the surrounding schools.

Officers responded immediately to the area in conjunction with Administrative Staff from Flagstaff Unified School District. Officers conducted a room by room search of the building, including the playground and surrounding residential area with negative contact with any suspicious armed persons.

The Flagstaff Police Department are currently investigating. Last month police responded to Thomas Elementary school due to a threatened suicide.