Police locked down Portsmouth STEM Academy just before 10 am on Tuesday after a report of a suspicious person with a gun near the House of God Church.
When officers arrived on the scene, they learned it was all a big misunderstanding. What the caller thought was suspicious people taking items from the church, was a local band who had permission to practice there.
The owner confirmed the group regularly practices there and that the microphones and amp they were spotted with belonged to them.
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Officers noted it is not illegal for an adult to have a gun in the city unless they are prohibited from having one by the court.
Dispatch notified STEM Academy to release the lockdown.
