Panama City Beach Police received a call shortly after 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, March 31, reporting that a child at Surfside Middle School was in possession of a gun.
Beach police responded to the school at 300 Nautilus St., and immediately placed the school on lockdown. The school building was searched and cleared.
No child with a weapon was located and no gun was located. All children, faculty and school staff are safe. Police are currently doing a second sweep of the school.
It is believed this is a hoax/swatting call. This incident is currently under investigation.
