Crime & Safety
Student At Edmonds-Woodway Threatened With Throwing Knife: Police
The threat caused the school to be placed on lockdown until the suspect could be taken into custody.
EDMONDS, WA - A student was threatened with a throwing knife Tuesday morning at Edmonds-Woodway High School, according to police. The threat prompted officials to place the school on lockdown while the suspect was taken into custody.
The incident began just before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday when a member of the school staff called police to report that there was a person on the steps of the school asking to fight a student. Another student who tried to intervene was threatened with a knife, Edmonds police reported.
The threatening person, a 16-year-old from Lynnwood, left the school before police got there, but he was found nearby and taken into custody.
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Police found the suspect in possession of several throwing knives. He was taken to jail on suspicion of second-degree assault, possession of a dangerous weapon on school grounds, and being a minor in possession of alcohol.
No one was injured, and the lockdown order only lasted about 28 minutes, police said.
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Officers have subjects detained after a threats with a weapon call at EWHS. Suspects located off campus. Lock down at EWHS as a precaution. pic.twitter.com/CW5trmuPpn
— Edmonds Police (@EdmondsPolice) September 19, 2017
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