Ammunition found in toilet at Red Oak charter school prompts lockdown

RED OAK, Texas - Red Oak police say a parent came forward saying his child was the one who left bullets in an elementary school toilet, prompting a lockdown.

Life School Elementary Charter School in Red Oak was on lockdown because of ammunition found in a bathroom. The Red Oak Police Department said someone found the pistol ammunition discarded in a toilet just after 8 a.m. Tuesday. Administrators immediately called the police.

The school was placed on lockdown and students were told to shelter in place until further notice. No threats were communicated to the school. Police from Red Oak and several neighboring cities swept the campus as a precaution.

Police say around 2 p.m. a father who had picked up his child from school contacted police saying his child brought the shell casings to school. The dad told police the actual gun was still in his personal gun safe at home.

In all, Red Oak police found two Glock magazines and eight rounds of nine-millimeter ammunition in the bathroom.

Police say the parent is cooperating with the investigation.

No one was hurt.