Bomb threat causes brief lockdown at Shelby County High School on Thursday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Shelby County High School was on a brief lockdown Thursday morning after a bomb threat.

That's according to Capt. James Lisby with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, who confirmed officers responded to a report of a potential bomb threat on the school's campus. Kentucky State Police K9s were brought in to search the school but found nothing suspicious.

The lockdown was lifted shortly after 1 p.m.

The investigation into the threat is ongoing.

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