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Man involved in shooting incident runs onto Waco elementary playground
Two men have been detained by Waco Police following a shooting near West Avenue Elementary Thursday morning in which one of the men ran onto the school campus.
Police spokesman Steve Anderson said officers heard gunshots fired near a residence at 16th Street and West Avenue around 11:30 a.m., just one block away from the elementary school.
The school’s principal was notified of the disturbance and placed the school under an immediate lockdown.
Dale Caffey, Waco Indpendent School District spokesman, said one of the individuals involved with the shooting tried to enter the front door of the building as the lockdown was being initiated. He then ran toward the back of the school and managed to enter the playground area where four classes of students were in the process of re-entering the school.
Caffey said teachers were able to corral the students inside the building and lock the man outside. There was blood on the man’s T-shirt, but it was not known whether or not he had been shot.
Anderson said the man was detained by police shortly afterward in an alley behind the school.
Around the same time, another man had driven to Providence Health Center to be treated for a gunshot wound. Police determined that he had been involved in the shooting and detained him, Anderson said. Names of the two men have not yet been released by police. It is not known yet what charges may be filed against the two men.
Caffey said West Avenue Elementary was under lockdown from 11:30 a.m. to about 1 p.m. A few parents came to check on their children, and at least two parents picked their children up from the school early, he said.
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By Doug
September 4, 2008 3:07 PM | Link to this
Good handling of a potentially dangerous situation, West Avenue!
By Nikki
September 4, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this
Sounds like Waco PD and West Avenue Elem handled this perfectly. Bless you all for giving the kids of that neighborhood a place where they can feel safe while learning!
By Doc
September 4, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this
Now….if only a teacher had been armed with a concealed weapon they could have maybe “influenced” or “persueded” him to just give it up RIGHT THEN or maybe just stop him in his tracks.
At least THEY DID THE RIGHT THING!! Kudos to WE and locking the school down!
By KDF
September 4, 2008 4:50 PM | Link to this
And Fred, where is your comment? >
By EyeRoll
September 4, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this
KDF Whatever his comment, you can count on it to be negative.
By xstitcher
September 4, 2008 5:18 PM | Link to this
Good job by all.
By Fred
September 4, 2008 7:40 PM | Link to this
Waco gun violence continues.
By Anon
September 4, 2008 8:27 PM | Link to this
This is normal safety procedure for the schools. They did exactly what they are trained to do every year. Yes, they did a good job but it is normal procedure to lock down the school during and imminent threat. It isn’t something they pulled out of their hat.
By Arc
September 4, 2008 8:44 PM | Link to this
Does anyone remember the press release yesterday from the police officers? Seems they may be right…..Great job school….and police…
By Just a Citizen
September 5, 2008 8:50 AM | Link to this
And the city officals say that crime is down in Waco??????
By No Name
September 5, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this
Well, crime is probably down in their neiborhood’s. So why would they care about anywhere else?