A teacher in Tony Hillerman Middle School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, witness three students talking in the courtyard when one of them pointed a cellphone at the other two students as if holding a gun, according to APD on Thursday (May 6).

Believing she saw a gun, she contacted authorities prompting a lockdown and sending students and parents back home.

According to a release sent by APD after reviewing video surveillance and talking to students and staff they learned that three students were talking in a courtyard when one of the students pointed a cellphone at the other two as though they were holding a gun.

A teacher witnessed the incident and believed she saw a gun and contacted authorities.