Broughton High School students, parents dread palpable after lockdown: 'Live for another day'

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Broughton High School was on a Code Red lockdown while law enforcement responded to a potential threat at the school.

The school is now Code Green.

All of the students at the school are safe, according to Raleigh Police Department.

"I was hiding behind a mini fridge in case anything did happen, but thank goodness I'm still here," freshman Ashley Bermudez said. "I'm glad that I had another opportunity to live for another day."

Bermudez was in science class when the intercom system went off, notifying everybody inside that they were on a Code Red lockdown. Students in her class rushed to the supply closet. She hid behind a mini refrigerator, but kept her eye on a second door in the classroom.

"On that door it said this door is locked at all times, but there's that dread that it would swing open. You don't know who was going to come through that door," she said.

Her mother, Diana Ceron panicked as the messages started rolling in.

"You get these text messages of I'm scared," she said. "I'm in a supply closet."

Raleigh Police Department said it received a report of an active shooting incident at the school, but there was no active shooter. No gun was found on campus either.

Still, the school went on lockdown as a precaution.

The lockdown happened on a day when extra security was already in place at the school. That's because Monday a Broughton student was caught with a gun off campus during lunch.

"Kind of makes you want to move the out and put them in a private school. I just told her mom she'd be safer," grandparent Robin Wilson said.

Wilson had no idea there was incident on campus. She was simply there to pick up her granddaughter who is a freshmen student.

ABC11 watched as parents arrived Tuesday afternoon, kissed their kids and were thankful they were safe.

"I'm happy she is here. I'm glad its under control," Ceron said. "It's sad to see kids go through this."