MIAMI – A man who was removing a paint ball rifle out of his trunk near a Regions Bank in Miami's Flagami neighborhood set off a police search and prompted administrators to activate school lockdown protocols.
Dozens of police officers searched for the man in the area surrounding the bank at 4196 W. Flagler St.
Officers closed Flagler Street between Southwest 41st and 42nd Avenues. Photo by Local 10 News reporter Glenna Milberg
Lismeidy Carasco, the mother of an 11-year-old student who was at Kinlock Park Elementary School at 4275 NW First St., was in tears. She said her son was terrified, and sent her pictures from his cell phone. His teacher was on the ground and the boy told her he was told to do the same.
A teacher at a Kinlock Park school asked his students to hide under their desks on Friday, as officers searched for a man in the Flagami neighborhood. Courtesy of Local 10 News viewer
When Kinlock Park Middle School students at 4340 NW 3rd St. were released from their classrooms, some hugged in the hallway.
Students at Kinlock Park Middle School hug after a school lockdown on Friday. Courtesy of Local 10 News viewer
Officers detained the man who provided the paintball rifle. No one was injured or arrested.
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