Rifle-armed man puts Castle Rock school on secure status

Lanie Lee Cook
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DENVER (KDVR) — A Castle Rock elementary school was placed on secure status on Wednesday morning after a rifle-armed man in body armor was seen walking around the area.

It happened around 9 a.m. Wednesday. A Castle Rock Police Department spokesperson said officers received “numerous calls” about the man walking in the area, and police “immediately responded.”

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South Ridge Elementary School was placed on secure status “for less than 10 minutes due to law enforcement activity in the neighborhood surrounding the school,” Douglas County School District spokesperson Paula Hans told FOX31.

While police found the man in question, no further information was immediately available about him.

“The subject was contacted and it was determined he did not violate any laws,” police spokesperson Taylor Temby told FOX31.

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