Contrary to claims on social media, a student was not armed when he made threats to shoot up a Grants Pass middle school, police said on Wednesday.

The student acted like he had a gun in his pocket but was not in fact armed, "not even a toy gun," Lt. Jeff Hattersley of the Grants Pass Police Department told the Daily Courier in a statement.

The Grants Pass School District also said the student was not armed. Read More »