Crime & Safety
La Vergne High School Locked Down As Police Search For Armed Man
A shirtless man armed with a knife and gun was spotted roaming through La Vergne neighborhoods Monday morning.
LA VERGNE, TN — La Vergne High School went into a precautionary lockdown Monday as police searched for an armed man reportedly roaming nearby neighborhoods.
La Vergne Police began receiving calls about a shirtless man running through the Plantation Drive area Monday morning carrying a knife and gun. The high school went into a code yellow lockdown, though Rutherford County Schools officials said the incident is not school-related.
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The suspect is a white man wearing black pants.
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