JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Crown Point Elementary School was placed on a "Code Yellow" lockdown on Tuesday afternoon due to police pursuit of a suspect went through campus. A Code Yellow lockdown means students and staff are "limited to essential movement only."
Jacksonville Sheriff's Officers were chasing a suspect who ran through a portion of campus and jumped a fence, according to Duval County Public Schools spokesperson Mark Sherwood.
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JSO spokesperson Melissa Bujeda said the original call to the area was a residential burglary call. An officer found the suspects' vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. Two of the suspects were apprehended while one suspect fled on foot.
The suspect was tracked and located by a K9 officer, Bujeda said.
Students were held right before dismissal for about 20 minutes, Sherwood said.
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