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East Salisbury Elementary School Put on Partial Lock Down

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East Salisbury Elementary school was put on partial lock down this morning as police searched for an armed suspect.

Lt. Tim Robinson with the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office told the Salisbury Daily Times that this was done out of an abundance of caution.

He said his office did not believe that the staff or students were in danger.

Students and teachers were not allow to leave the school grounds.

There were no further details on the investigation or the suspect.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.