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Westview High School student taken into custody after reports of armed person

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office reports that the scene has been secured, and students are being dismissed from the building.

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OMAHA, Neb. — The Douglas County Sheriff's Office's office has confirmed that the armed person reported at Westview High School Friday afternoon is a student who is now in police custody.

According to DCSO, the department responded to the school just after 2:30 p.m. The school was placed on lockdown as the department, as well as Nebraska State Patrol and Bennington Police, searched the building.

"The DCSO is not currently aware of any threats to commit violence made by the individual," DCSO said in a social media post; the department also asked the public to avoid the area.

Students were evacuated from the building following the report.