New details of what led to lockdown of 2 Lakewood preschools as police searched for a suspect

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Action News Jax has learned new details of what led to the lockdown of two preschools in the Lakewood area as police searched for a person of interest in the area on Monday morning.

Lakewood United Methodist Preschool and Lakewood Presbyterian Preschool were both on lockdown due to the search, which was happening near University and San Jose boulevards.

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A majority of the police report was redacted due to state law, but from what we can see in the report, police were called after reports of a man shooting at a person.

It happened on Stanford Road at University Boulevard West. Police did find a shotgun shell in the street.

The police report said officers had guns drawn on the man, but he managed to run away.

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During the search, Action News Jax’s Princess Jhané Stepherson saw over a dozen Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office cruisers, a police chopper flying in the area and the SWAT team.

Parents were still shaken up on Tuesday.

“Today there was a lot of confusion, a lot of moms texting each other on whether we should send our kids to school or not,” mom Aleandra Cohlmia said.

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