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Out-of-state suspect made threat against Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School, police say

Students safe to return to class, police say

Police said a 'suspicious incident' was investigated at Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School on Tuesday. (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

COCOA BEACH, Fla. – A “suspicious incident” caused Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School to be evacuated on Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

Cocoa Beach police announced on social media that buildings were evacuated. Detectives say they’ve identified a suspect who lives out of the state. The investigation is ongoing.

Police said students were safe and did not need to be picked up from school.

Police said a 'suspicious incident' was investigated at Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School on Tuesday. (Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

At 1:34 p.m., police said that they had cleared the school and students were able to return to classrooms.

“The school will send updates to parents with any additional changes with student’s schedules,” a news release read in part.

This is the second threat at Cocoa Beach Jr. Sr. High School in as many days. On Monday police arrested a 13-year-old boy after a threat online was identified.


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