{"id":143616,"date":"2026-02-04T17:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/143616\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:50:08","slug":"lockdown-lifted-at-christopher-columbus-high-after-report-of-firearm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/143616\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockdown Lifted at Christopher Columbus High After Report of Firearm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1240\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Christopher-Columbus-Lockdown.png\" class=\"article-thumbnail-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"screenshot of outside of a high school, news coverage of a possible shooter on campus\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChristopher Columbus High School and neighboring schools are no longer on lockdown.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Screenshot via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-h6zf5x18UY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube\/WPLG Local 10<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After reports of a firearm on campus at Christopher Columbus High School, a Catholic college preparatory academy at 3000 SW 87 Ave., the school was placed on lockdown, which has since been lifted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no shooting,\u201d Luis Sierra, special response team commander for the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office (MDSO), confirmed to New Times in a phone call Wednesday morning. Units arrived on campus minutes after receiving a call about a possible shooter at 10:37 a.m., he continued. They performed a sweep of the premises.<\/p>\n<p>The school has now given students and parents the all clear. \u201cCampus is safe and lockdown has been lifted,\u201d a Facebook story from the school reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeniors will be released at 12:10 p.m. Underclassmen may be picked up beginning at 12:20 p.m.,\u201d the post continues.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1368\" height=\"1268\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-12.18.48-PM.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of a Facebook announcement by Christopher Columbus HIgh School\" class=\"wp-image-40522449\"  \/>The high school announced that the lockdown was lifted at about 12:10 p.m. on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Nearby St. Brendan Elementary and High School, and Banyan Elementary were also placed on lockdown during the incident, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcmiami.com\/news\/local\/christopher-columbus-high-school-st-brendan-elementary-placed-on-lockdown-officials\/3759777\/\">NBC 6 South Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Popular Instagram account @onlyindade posted a video portraying the scene at around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning, showing what appear to be students running inside buildings while armed police officers swarm St. Brendan High School.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is right outside St. Brendan\u2019s, bro,\u201d someone recording the video narrates. \u201cThere\u2019s been like 50 cops, bro.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The @onlyindade video appears to be a compilation of various footage submitted to the account. One portion illustrates what appears to be a view from a balcony or upper window at one of the schools, while others show vehicles driving past the schools, with police cars, sirens, and deputies apparent.<\/p>\n<p>People immediately took to the comments, rallying for the best outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHope everyone is okay,\u201d one comment reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI pray this is a false alarm,\u201d someone else wrote on the post.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Columbus High School is home to several nationally recognized alumni, including recent Heisman Trophy winner and former Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza, current University of Miami football coach Mario Cristobal, and several professional athletes from the NFL and MLB.<\/p>\n<p>A page on the Christopher Columbus High School site labeled <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.columbushs.com\/about-us\/promotion-of-a-safe-environment\">\u201cEmergency Procedures\u201d<\/a> does not document the school\u2019s response to a potential shooter, but instead outlines precautions to guard against \u201cchild abuse, abandonment, or neglect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is a breaking story and will be updated as events warrant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christopher Columbus High School and neighboring schools are no longer on lockdown. 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