ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The lockdown has been lifted at an Orange County high school after deputies were sent in to search for a suspicious person.
Timber Creek High School was locked down Tuesday after authorities received reports about the person nearby.
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Orange County sheriff’s deputies “secured a perimeter” around the school, officials posted on X, and searched the campus. However, deputies said no suspicious person was found.
Timber Creek High School leaders had urged people to avoid the area and for parents to go to Tanja King Memorial Park to wait for updates from law enforcement.
The school’s principal has sent a voice message to families as well.
The school is now resuming normal operations.
UPDATE: Lockdown lifted at Timber Creek High School, and everyone is safe. Deputies completed their exhaustive search of the campus and determined there was no suspicious person as had been reported. The school is resuming normal operations. Thank you to everyone for your… pic.twitter.com/ARyD7QQlbQ
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) March 12, 2024