- UPDATE - Murfreesboro, TN – Oakland High School and Oakland Middle School were placed on lockdown Thursday morning as a precautionary measure due to a police situation at a nearby residence. That situation involved a man who had been shot, according to the Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD).

MPD Public Information Officer Larry Flowers told WGNS News, “MPD officers responded to the 2200 block of Patriot Drive at 8:25 a.m. for a shooting emergency.” When officers arrived, they found an adult male with a gunshot wound to the leg.  An officer applied a tourniquet to help control bleeding. The man was taken to the hospital. No word on his condition at this point.

Flowers further stated, “Because of the proximity to Oakland High School and Oakland Middle School, a lockdown was issued. The lockdown was released 20 minutes later.”

The shooting is not connected in any way to the school, according to detectives.The incident is under investigation to determine how the man was shot.

Rutherford County Schools Chief Communications Director James Evans confirmed that the decision to lock down the schools was made as a standard procedure in response to police activity in the area.

Evans reassured parents in a message sent out during the incident, stating, “It does NOT involve the schools. This is only a precaution, which is standard procedure when there is police activity nearby.” He emphasized that the safety of students remains a top priority.

The alert was communicated to parents to keep them informed about the increased police presence around the schools. In his message, Evans stated, “Police were called to the scene of a home near Oakland High School, and we placed the Oakland schools on a precautionary hold during this time. The situation does not involve any of our schools or students.”