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Update: 5:10 p.m. EST: 18-year-old woman Sol Pais has been identified as the suspect responsible for the threats that prompted the Jefferson County schools lockdowns.
Original article:
Over 20 schools on lockdown in Jefferson County, Colorado — including Columbine High School — have been placed on lockdown as police investigate what’s being called a “credible threat.”
At this time, it is not clear what the nature of the threat is.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announced the lockdowns in a tweet.
“We are currently investigating what appears to be a credible threat possibly involving the schools. Children are safe. Deputies are at the schools. Multiple schools are on lockout in Columbine area & Mountains,” the tweet read.
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Columbine High School is one of the most recognizable high schools in the country as it was the site of one of the first modern mass shootings in the United States.
On April 20, 1999, two senior Columbine students — Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold — murdered 12 students and one teacher before killing themselves.
The reports of lockdowns at multiple schools in Jefferson County, Colorado, is just the latest in a string of lockdowns, bomb threats, and mass shootings that have plagued the United States.
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