(KLZA)-- The Mound City School Administration released a statement late Wednesday afternoon reporting that shortly before 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, the Mound City R-2 School District went into a soft lock down after being informed of a potential threat in the area.

The soft lockdown keeps all students in the school building while staff makes sure all studens are accounted for and are safe in their classrooms.

Students were kept in the building until the all clear was received from law enforcement. All students were released at approximately 3:30 p.m.

In a social media post Wednesday evening, the Holt County Sheriff's Office said they had received a call just prior to school letting out about a subject threatening to shoot someone in the 1300 block of Nebraska Street in Mound City.

No weapon was displayed and the subject was seen leaving the area.

Deputies, members of the Mound City Police Department and Missouri Highway Patrol converged on the school. Some officers maintained a semi perimeter while the rest attempted to locate the subject. The subject was not located and with law enforcement on the scene school was dismissed.

The Sheriff's Office release said the threat was not directed at the school, but at an individual not at the school.

An investigation continues in an attempt to identify and locate the suspect.

Administrators thanked the Mound City Police Department, Holt County Sheriff's Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol for their quick response to the situation, and also tanked the Mound City R-2 Staff for their quick response in keeping students safe.