St. Martin's University in Lacey locked down after armed carjacking

LACEY, Wash. — The Lacey Campus of St. Martin’s University was in lockdown after a nearby carjacking.

The university says the campus was locked down at 10:45 a.m. Monday. The lockdown was lifted at about 12:15 p.m.

Lacey police say there was an armed carjacking and that the suspects abandoned the car on campus and then fled. Officers suggested the school go into lockdown as a precaution.

Police said they quickly arrived at the school and that all indications were that the suspects had left the campus.

A K-9 unit was used to search the area, but the suspects were not found.

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