Chevak locked down Wednesday after false reports of intoxicated man with a gun

Residents in the Southwest Alaska village of Chevak were placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after false reports said an intoxicated man was walking around with a gun.

Tribal law enforcement officials say the reports were untrue.

Chevak residents were asked to stay indoors at 8 a.m Wednesday. The word went out via texts and VHF radio announcements, Cecelia Chanerak of the Chevak Tribe said.

“I just got like a text this morning at 8:00 and it ended like at 8:15. I just got a text and a phone call giving me an update for the people who had VHF’s,” Chanerak said.

VHF is a communication technology commonly used in most rural villages.

The lockdown lasted about 15 minutes.

State Troopers say that the individual has been identified, and have confirmed that there was no gun.

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