Yuma schools go on brief lockdown due to suspicious activity
Marcos Icahuate
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Suspicious activity led to some Yuma schools placed on a brief lock down.
Around 9:30 Friday morning, Yuma Police Department (YPD) responded to a report of a suspicious man near 4th Avenue Junior High School.
The person was believed to be carrying a backpack potentially containing firearms.
As a precautionary measure, nearby schools including Yuma High School, Mary E. Post, 4th avenue Junior High School, and Roosevelt, were placed on lockdown.
It was soon discovered that the man had a backpack of toy guns and there was no threat to public safety.