Wilton Manors School Placed on Lockdown After Suspicious Person Spotted on Campus

A Broward County school was placed on lockdown Thursday morning while several roads in the area were blocked as police searched for what was thought to be a suspicious person.

Officials placed Wilton Manors Elementary School on lockdown around 10:30 a.m. while they searched for a person who allegedly trespassed on school grounds.

A perimeter was set up around the school, while both Northeast 24th and 26th Streets were blocked from between 1st and 3rd Avenues for nearly an hour before being re-opened.

Officials later identified the person as a member of the school staff.

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