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Jamestown police and Alstar EMS are pictured Thursday morning outside Washington Middle School. Officers were alerted to a despondent student, and the school briefly went into a shelter-in-place.
P-J photo by Eric Tichy
Washington Middle School in Jamestown briefly went into a shelter-in-place Thursday morning due to a despondent student.
Officers with the Jamestown Police Department and Alstar EMS responded to the 159 Buffalo St. school around 9 a.m. Several officers, along with the department’s comfort dog, could be seen on school grounds.
Jamestown police said the student was secured and taken from the school for an evaluation. “No other students were in danger during this incident,” said Capt. Robert Samuelson.