Police say person who sparked the Riverland lockdown has been identified

UPDATE: Austin police say the person believed responsible for Thursday's lockdown at the Austin campus of Riverland Community College has been located.

Police Chief David McKichan sent out the following message Thursday afternoon:

"It is our understanding that the incident at Riverland was triggered by a concerning phone call that alleged that someone would try to do to harm at the campus. That caller had also made a call to another party at about the same time that led to a concern for the caller’s health and wellbeing. Officers were sent to do a welfare check, as the caller is a resident of Austin. However, it was determined that the caller was not in the city of Austin at the time but rather in the metro area. We were informed that a metro agency was able to contact the caller, and ar