There was a large police presence at Miami Central Senior High School during a lockdown Tuesday.
There was a large police presence at Miami Central Senior High School and another nearby school during a lockdown Tuesday.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools officials confirmed the school at 1781 Northwest 95th Street had been placed on lockdown, along with nearby William H. Turner Technical.
Footage showed a large amount of officers on Miami Central's campus from Miami-Dade County Schools Police and Miami-Dade Police.
District officials said the lockdowns were the result of an off-campus incident that happened after dismissal, and that there was some sort of trespassing but it was unknown if any buildings had been entered.
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Sources told NBC6 that police had spotted two minors at a 7-Eleven across the street from the school and that one was believed to have a firearm.
The pair took off toward the school, causing the lockdown there and at nearby Turner Tech, sources said.
One woman who arrived at the school said she's the mother of someone police were looking for at the school, and said she'd called 911 but didn't say why.
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Both schools were searched extensively by police before the lockdowns were lifted, the sources said.
Authorities haven't released any other information.
Check back with NBC6 for updates.
