Florida college police shoot ax-wielding gentleman hoping to enter elementary school

A school police officer in Jacksonville shot an ax-wielding male who tried and failed to enter an elementary college right after police caught up with him, and he refused to drop his weapon.

Duval County Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene explained to News 4 Jax that the incident occurred all-around 2:48 p.m. on Friday, and Ruth N. Upson Elementary College went into lockdown when the guy approached the university. A school protection assistant to begin with turned the person again and followed him a small length but did not depart the campus in buy to be certain that the faculty remained safe, Burton informed reporters. 

"Law enforcement officers from the Duval County Faculty Police Division ended up on the way. As the issue then still left the college, he built his way in the direction of a church where by he was then encountered by the law enforcement officers," DCPS Police Main Greg Burton claimed. 

"As the matter came in direction of one particular of the police officers, the officers gave him verbal warnings to fall the ax, retained supplying him verbal warnings to drop the ax," Burton continued. 

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Ruth N. Upson Elementary University in Duval County, Florida, where by an ax-wielding gentleman attempted to acquire entry. University law enforcement shot the guy at the very least after throughout the confrontation.  (by using Google Maps)

The guy did not comply and as an alternative threatened the officer, which prompted the officer to shoot "at least just one time." The male was in vital affliction pursuing the confrontation. 

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Family members acquired two notifications relating to the incident as it happened: The initial concept educated households that the college initiated its lockdown strategies owing to a "suspicious individual allegedly carrying an axe outside the house of the college," but that all pupils and workers ended up protected. The 2nd concept educated mother and father that the university experienced "lifted the code red for dismissal." 

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Mayor Lenny Curry tweeted out an update to say he had been in call with Greene and that he was "grateful every person at the school is secure and headed property with their people."