PALATKA, Fla. — A “modified lockdown” that was in effect for four Palatka schools while police searched for a suspect has been lifted, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said.
St. Johns River State College’s Palatka campus, the Children’s Reading Charter Center, Palatka Junior-Senior High School, and Mellon Learning Center were affected by the lockdown.
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Public schools are back on their normal schedule for the rest of the day, PCSO said. SJRSC said classes will resume at 3 p.m.
The Palatka Police Department has been searching for a suspect in a nearby wooded area who may be armed with a knife.
The suspect is connected to the investigation of an aggravated assault that happened on Ragsdale Circle, PPD said.
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PCSO is asking the public to stay away from St. Johns Avenue, Pine Needle Circle, State Roads 19 and 100, if possible.
PCSO said PPD is the lead agency in the investigation.
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