Silicon Valley School Briefly Placed On Lockdown While Police Chase Fleeing Suspect

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — A Cupertino high school was placed on lockdown this week as Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety officers worked nearby to detain a man who they say fled the scene of an argument on their arrival, a captain said Monday afternoon.

Officers say they were dispatched Monday to a 7-Eleven near the corner of Homestead Road and Noranda Drive on a report of an argument. When they arrived, a male suspect jumped a fence and fled into a neighboring apartment complex and officers gave chase.

A firearm was later located at the scene of the argument, according to Capt. Shawn Ahearn.

Officers set up a perimeter and the suspect was later spotted coming out. Officers chased him again, detaining the man behind some businesses on Homestead and Stelling roads.

He resisted arrest and was transported to a hospital for medical treatment, police said.

Homestead High School, located at 21370 Homestead Road in Cupertino, was placed on lockdown as a precaution, according to Ahearn.

"The school was put on a lockdown just because we did find a weapon," Ahearn said. "We wanted to make sure everyone's safe."

By Mark Nero (Patch Staff) and Bay City News /Image via Shutterstock