Code red lockdown lifted at Lufkin Road Middle School in Apex
Lufkin Road Middle School in Apex was in a code red lockdown on Thursday afternoon after police said someone reported a suspicious person near the school.
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Around 12:30 p.m., officers with the Apex Police Department said they were searching the area around the school. The lockdown was lifted by 1:30 p.m.
According to school officials, a student reported seeing a suspicious person, but there was no threat to the school.
The lockdown was issued as a precaution, police told WRAL News.
During a code red lockdown, teachers, staff and students are secured inside rooms, and no one is allowed to leave until the all-clear.
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