The Valdosta Police Department is currently at S.L. Mason Elementary School after an incident in a surrounding neighborhood ended up on campus.
A spokesperson for the school district, Jennifer Steedley, says that a suspect involved in the incident ran onto campus and was wounded. They say the school is an active crime scene, and they’re on lockdown out of an abundance of caution.
VPD says all students and staff are accounted for.
Steedley says all bus riders have already been loaded and safely taken from campus. She says students who remain on campus are inside the building with adults and are safe.
Valdosta PD is assisting with a safe and orderly process to release car riders to their families.
No information has been given regarding the details of the incident, and the department says more details will be shared as they become available.
WTXL has a crew on the way to the scene.
This is a developing story.
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