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A man carrying an airsoft gun near Willow Glen School in Visalia prompted a brief lockdown before being detained by police. (Facebook/Visalia PD)

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A man carrying an airsoft gun prompted a brief lockdown at Willow Glen School in Visalia on Thursday morning, according to the Visalia Police Department.

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Police responded to reports of a man with a rifle near the school around 8:15 a.m. Officers quickly arrested the man, and the lockdown was lifted.

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Authorities confirmed that the weapon, initially feared to be an assault rifle, was an airsoft gun.

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No injuries were reported, and there is no ongoing threat to the school, police said.

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