Colo. school searched after report of armed man

Police searched a high school in the northern Denver suburbs Friday after a report of a man with a rifle outside the school.

No injuries were reported and there were no reports of gunfire at Thornton High School.

An evacuation was under way, but Thornton police spokesman Matt Barnes said some students remained inside the school.

Authorities planned to bus the students to a nearby bus park-and-ride lot and told parents to meet their children there.

The school has 2,000 students and 130 staff members.

Thornton High student Ezequiel Cordova said he left the building at the order of police as an automated message came over the public address system announcing a security problem.

Niejha Andersen, 14, said her 16-year-old sister Toni texted her from inside the school shortly before noon that she was hiding under her desk. Toni is a junior at the school while Niejha is home-schooled.

Police cars surrounded the school and armed officers were visible.