Little Rock elementary school shut after gunmen reported

Meadowcliff Elementary School in Little Rock locked down its campus Wednesday afternoon after a teacher reportedly saw two armed men on campus.

Little Rock police said shortly before 2 p.m. that two men with rifles had been seen outside the school at 25 Sheraton Drive. Patrol officers and Little Rock School District security personnel searched the surrounding area and inside the school but made no arrests.

Police reported at 2:20 p.m. that the lockdown had been lifted.

No injuries were reported.

School district security director Ron Self said a teacher reported seeing two men with "long rifles" walking through a playground on the east side of campus near Mabelvale Pike. He said security officials locked down the school, as a precaution, before searching the area and notifying parents of the incident.

Self said he could not verify what the teacher reported.

"Anybody can see anything," he said.

Metro on 03/30/2017

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