The Chico Police Department notified Chico State students to be on the lookout for an armed man headed to campus. Students received notifications through texts or a phone call from an automated emergency line.

This story will be updated as it progresses.

UPDATE: Chico High School, Inspire High School, Chico Junior High and Citrus elementary were placed under code red lockdown.

UPDATE: Chico PD lifted the alert at 11:28 a.m.. Chico State students were notified through an emergency email, call and text from the university. The Chico Police Department investigated the report and found the claims to be unsubstantiated.