Student caused scare by shouting 'gun' at Lexington high school football game, police say

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A high school football game in Kentucky was interrupted briefly and some frightened people laid down in the bleachers when fans believed someone had a gun at the game.

Fayette County Public Schools officials say they found no evidence that a gun was present at the Friday evening game between Frederick Douglass and Bryan Station high schools in Lexington.

School officials said in a statement that initial reports indicate an unaccompanied younger student shouted that someone had a gun.

The statement said some fans in a nearby area responded by running out of the stadium, while others laid down in the bleachers.

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The game stopped briefly in the fourth quarter while players got down on the field.

Officials say they’re trying to determine who caused the disturbance.