3 detained after lockdown at Westpine Middle School

SUNRISE, Fla. – Three people were detained Wednesday in connection with a lockdown at Westpine Middle School.

Sunrise police said the school was placed on lockdown while they searched for a student who made a verbal threat to another student.

Authorities detained three people at a nearby park.

Many parents heard about the lockdown and drove to the school to pick up their children.

The lockdown was lifted. No injuries were reported.