Suspect Threatens People with Machete Leads to Cypress Ave. School Lockdowns

SANTA ANA, CA — Two schools—Edison Elementary School and Chavez High School— were placed on lockdown status Tuesday until police tracked down a man who was allegedly threatening people with a machete in Santa Ana. Both schools were released from lockdown shortly before noon.

Police were alerted about 11 a.m., Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said.

"We got a call of a guy threatening people with a machete, DUKE our overhead helicopter led responding officers to where the suspect walked away," Bertagna said. "When he walked away from a group, the helicopter followed him until officers on the ground could corral the suspect."

With the situation under control, Edison Elementary School at 2063 S. Orange Ave. and Chavez High School at 2128 Cypress Ave., which are a couple of blocks away from each other, were released from lockdown.

"We put the schools on lockdown while officers were responding, and both schools have just been released from lockdown status," he said.

The suspect's name was not immediately released.