Fairfax School Reopens After Reports of Shooting
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 22, 2007; 1:20 PM
The Fairfax County police ended the lockdown of a Centreville area elementary school about noon today following an investigation of reports of a shooting in the nearby area.
At 9:30 a.m., police received reports of shots fired in the 5400 block of Ruby Drive, said police spokesman Bud Walker. He said Willow Springs Elementary School was locked down as a precaution even though "the school was not involved in the incident."
|
|
Police searched a wooded area near the school, checking for any sign of a shooting but did not find anything.
Fairfax County schools spokesman Paul Regnier said, at the recommendation of police, the exterior doors of the school were locked during the investigation as a precaution and no one was allowed in or out.
Afternoon kindergarten classes were canceled and students in morning kindergarten were to be kept at the school until the lockdown was lifted. Regnier said classes and state standardized tests that are underway at Willow Springs are continuing as usual.
Post a Comment
Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.