STOCKTON, Calif. — A lockdown at Stockton's Victory Elementary School has been lifted after a man was seen near the campus with a gun Thursday morning, Stockton Unified School District officials say.
The school went on a hard lockdown around 9:15 a.m. Thursday after the suspect was seen near campus. District officials say at no time was there an intruder on campus as the man armed with the gun never approached the school, near Stockton's Victory Park.
"Out of an abundance of caution, we put the school on lockdown for the safety of students, teachers and staff. This means the campus stays inside while officers investigate, and the suspect is out of the area," the school district said in a statement. "The safety of students, teachers and staff is a top priority."
The hard lockdown was downgraded to a soft lockdown before being lifted around 9:30 a.m. Officials say the lockdown was lifted after it was determined that the suspect had left the area.
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