Police are attending the incident in Taupo. Photo / File
A false report of a shooting prompted schools in Taupō to go into lockdown this afternoon.
Around 12:50pm police and ambulance received a report that a person had been shot and was badly injured.
Armed police attended the area, and upon arrival and after speaking with the caller, determined the
information was not true.
Schools in the Kiddle Dr area, including Tauhara College and Tauhara Primary, went into lockdown for a time, and police have since lifted the lockdowns and made reassurance visits to the schools.
Police said they were speaking with the person who made the initial call.
