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.
A K-9 unit was used to search the area, but the suspects were not found.
Police said they quickly arrived at the school and that all indications were that the suspects had left the campus.
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