Pittsburgh Carmalt evacuation: Police search school after report of suspicious person

Published: Sep 12, 2024 Duration: 00:01:34 Category: News & Politics

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OUR COVERAGE NOW IN THE CITY'S BROOKLINE NEIGHBORHOOD. PITTSBURGH SCHOOL POLICE AND CITY OFFICERS SPENT FIVE HOURS HERE SEARCHING FOR THE UNIDENTIFIED MAN THAT THEY SAY WAS SPOTTED BY SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, BOTH IN THE GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM HERE AS WELL AS IN THE GYM. NOW THAT MAN WAS NEVER FOUND, BUT SCHOOL POLICE CHIEF SAYS THEY FEEL CONFIDENT THAT SOMEONE WAS INSIDE. TWO EMPLOYEES SAW THE MAN AND GAVE A DESCRIPTION. HE HAD A BLACK HOODIE ON AND HE HAD A MASK OVER HIS FACE. A TEACHER AND A CUSTODIAN SAW HIM IN THE BUILDING AND THE GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOM. AND THEN HE WAS SEEN AGAIN IN THE GYM. SCHOOL POLICE CHIEF DEAN YOUNG SAYS THE SCHOOL WAS PLACED ON AN IMMEDIATE LOCKDOWN, WHICH MEANS LIGHTS OUT, DOORS LOCKED AND KIDS OUT OF VIEW OF THE DOORS. THEN CHIEF YOUNG SAYS BOTH SCHOOL POLICE AND PITTSBURGH POLICE OFFICERS WENT ROOM TO ROOM, CLEARING THE BUILDING. PARENTS WERE ALERTED TO THE INTRUDER THROUGH THEIR APP AND DOZENS RACED TO SCHOOL TO TRY TO GET TO THEIR KIDS. I'M JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE OKAY THAT I CAN PUT MY HANDS ON THEM AND TAKE THEM HOME, YOU KNOW, AND I IT'S SAD BECAUSE YOU NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT STUFF LIKE THIS BEFORE, YOU KNOW? SO WHILE THE INTRUDER WAS NOT FOUND, ALL KIDS WERE SAFELY EVACUATED. AND WE HAVE JUST LEARNED FROM PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS. KAMAL WILL BE IN SESSION TOMORROW IN SECURE MODE, MEANING YOU CANNOT COME TO THE SCHOOL WITHOUT A PRE-SCHEDULED

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