On Sunday afternoon Topeka’s Oakland Church of the Nazarene was on lockdown after someone had threatened to bring a gun to the church. Police arrived to the church at 939 Northeast Oakland at 1 p.m. after hearing reports of a possible threat to the facility, but the lockdown ended shortly after 2:15 p.m. after officers concluded there was no threat. During the lockdown, occupants of the church were relocated to the basement. No suspects were taken into custody, but the investigation is ongoing
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