Palm Bay school shelter-in-place triggered by teen in vampire costume; no threat found, police say

PALM BAY, Fla. – A Palm Bay school was put on a brief shelter-in-place on Tuesday after reports of a person at a nearby park dressed as a vampire, according to Palm Bay police.

Police said Pineapple Cove Classical Academy was put on the shelter-in-place after the report about the “vampire,” but it turned out to be a 16-year-old boy dressed in a costume.

According to officers, the order was “immediately lifted” when it was discovered the child was intellectually disabled.

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Police said there was never any danger to the school.

No other information was released.