Odessa Elementary School Placed On Lockdown
By: Dylan Brooks
Updated: February 18, 2011
ODESSA -- Some tense moments at San Jacinto Elementary in Odessa Thursday after two men were seen with guns near the school.
District officials tell Big 2 that 4th grade students were at recess around 12:30 PM Thursday when two teachers noticed a black Camaro driving around the school. Several students told the teachers they saw the two men inside that car flashing guns.
The teachers immediately moved the kids inside the school and began lockdown procedures. The school was on lockdown for roughly 30 minutes.
E.C.I.S.D. tells Big 2 that the Camaro was spotted at a home near the school late this afternoon. Police responded and questioned the driver - who denied having a weapon.
No charges have been filed.
District officials tell Big 2 that 4th grade students were at recess around 12:30 PM Thursday when two teachers noticed a black Camaro driving around the school. Several students told the teachers they saw the two men inside that car flashing guns.
The teachers immediately moved the kids inside the school and began lockdown procedures. The school was on lockdown for roughly 30 minutes.
E.C.I.S.D. tells Big 2 that the Camaro was spotted at a home near the school late this afternoon. Police responded and questioned the driver - who denied having a weapon.
No charges have been filed.
