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Lockdown Lifted At Wilton Manors School

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FT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) - Reports of an intruder on campus  led to a precautionary lockdown of Wilton Manors Elementary School.

Chopper 4 over the school at 2401 N.E. 3rd Avenue spotted several police cruisers stationed on the streets around the school. The lockdown was initiated around 11 a.m.

Wilton Manors police said they were called after a man came onto the campus looking for a specific person. The man, who was not supposed to be on school grounds, then walked around looking for that person.

Arriving officer set up a perimeter and began to search for the unidentified man, st students were held in classrooms.

Just after 11:30 a.m., the all clear was given and the lockdown was lifted.

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