Cactus Shadows High School Lockdown Lifted After The Police Seach Finished

May 2024 · 3 minute read

According to Scottsdale police, Cactus Shadows High School and the nearby Black Shadows Elementary School were placed on lockdown on Friday morning due to “reports of a person with a pistol on campus.”

The schools are close to Carefree Highway and Cave Creek Road.

According to a notice posted on the district website, the adjoining Cave Creek Unified School District office was also locked down.

Cactus Shadows high school is located at 5802 E, Dove Valley Road, southeast of Cave Creek Road and Carefree Highway junction.

Following an investigation by Scottsdale police into claims of an armed person on the grounds of Cactus Shadows High School, lockdowns at two Scottsdale schools have been lifted.

On December 2, Scottsdale police put Cactus Shadows High School on lockdown after receiving allegations of an armed person on campus, and students were then led out of the building.

Police announced the lockout and their search of Cactus Shadows High School via social media shortly after 8 a.m.

They also reported that the initial search of the campus was over at 9:15 a.m. and that no suspects were found.

The area was under lockdown for another hour or so while police carried out additional searches.

 According to the authorities, one sighting was actually a person mistaking a cop checking a door lock for a suspect.

The authorities were pulling students out of a building at Cactus Shadow High School in ABC15 helicopter footage. They could be seen removing and blocking chairs and tables inside the entrance.

According to Scottsdale police, a preliminary campus search turned up no suspects. Both campuses remained under lockdown as a supplementary search was carried out.

The official Scottsdale Police, ScottsdalePD, tweeted, ‘Officers and detectives continue to search the Cactus Shadows campus to secure it. There were recent reports the “suspect” was at a door of the 300 blg, and that was verified to be one of OUR search team members ensuring the door was locked.’

They further added, ‘The schools are both in lockdown. Officers are searching the school and surrounding areas. It is important that parents and non-essential personnel DO NOT go to the schools at this time.’

According to Scottsdale police, an inspection of the campus early Friday morning found it secure.

Around 10:15 a.m., the Scottsdale Police Department reported that the lockdowns had been removed after officers had left the high school’s campus. Police said on social media that all students were secure.

‘The initial search of the campus is complete. No suspects have been located at this time. Officers are beginning secondary searches and are still on campus. Both campuses remain in lockdown,’ police have since said.

The Investigation is still ongoing.

ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7t7XZmpqaZpOkunCvwJyrrqtdqLWisM6wqmagmZy1br%2FCoaaopF2hvKS3w6iup2c%3D