Elementary School In Camden Co. Shelters In Place

CLEMENTON, NJ — A Camden County elementary school sheltered in place Thursday while a suspect fled from police near the premises, officials said.

Clementon Elementary School initiated lock-out, shelter-in-place protocols around 4:30 p.m. Thursday. During this time, a person wanted out of Pine Hill was fleeing into the woods around Davis Avenue, police said.

Davis Avenue is a few blocks away from the school.

The protocols were lifted when police arrested the suspect. No other information about the wanted person was immediately available.

"The shelter-in-place status was issued out of precaution and there is no ongoing threat to the school or reason for alarm," said the Clementon Police Department

Shelter-in-place protocols typically require students and staff to remain inside their classrooms or offices while class and school programs continue as scheduled. The building's exterior doors are locked.

The incident happened after the school's dismissal time but during its after-school care program, according to online schedules.

Clementon Elementary School has about 600 students from Pre-K through eighth grade, according to public data.