CHEYENNE – School shooting threats were received by both South and East high schools this morning, with both campuses placed on lockdown while police officers searched the buildings for any possible threats.

According to the Cheyenne Police Department Facebook page, “At approximately 8:05 this morning, the Cheyenne Police Department received a report of a school shooting threat at Cheyenne East High School. The report came through a third-party message line. Officers from several different agencies are on scene working to clear the school to ensure student safety. At this time, there is no evidence of a credible threat.”

Around 8:35 a.m., a similar report came in at South High School, and CPD, Laramie County Sheriff’s Deputies and Cheyenne Fire Rescue responded to the call. An update on CPD’s Facebook page said: “A similar report was made at South High School. Officers are now at the scene working to clear the building.”

Johnson Junior High School and Carey Junior High School were placed on a secure perimeter due to police activity in the area.

It is not yet clear where the threats may have come from. The East lockdown was lifted at 9:35 am, and the South lockdown and Johnson’s secure perimeter were lifted a few minutes earlier at 9:33 am.

This is the third blockade in the East after September 26. That time a student reported that another student was planning to shoot up the school. Tyler Bathke, 18, was not found to be in possession of a weapon and was arrested for making terroristic threats.

A second standoff on Oct. 16 does not appear to be related to the Sept. 26 standoff, according to CPD Public Information Officer Alex Farkas.

“It appears that this particular threat has become a statewide trend,” a CPD Facebook post on the day of the second lockdown informed the public. “Similar unfounded calls are being made to schools in the region.”

According to Farkas, these false reports to the south and east are part of the same trend.

“This is something that’s happening in schools across the state,” Farkas told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. “It’s very similar to the last report we got at East High School, and so it looks like this is another statewide trend that’s just not credible. But of course we’ll treat each instance as if it were the real thing. “

This is a developing story and will be updated as we receive more information.