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Two NISD campuses on soft lockdown

April 12, 2023 - 00:00
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Two Navasota Independent School District campuses – John C. Webb Elementary and the NELC Campus, was placed on a secure soft lockdown. No one was allowed on these campuses until all clear was issued by Navasota Police Department.

 

According to NPD Chief Mike Mize, officers were pursuing a suspect wanted in a domestic dispute near those campuses. Mize said officers responded to reports of a physical assault around 11 a.m. on Wades Way Street in Navasota. When officers arrived on scene the suspect fled on foot towards John C. Webb Elementary. 

 

Mize explained the lockdown is a merely a precaution to ensure the suspect doesn’t enter one of the schools. Officers remain in the area and have cleared the perimeter and properties around the school. 

 

The lockdown was lifted just after noon the same day. 

 

Officers are still searching for the suspect. No additional details have been released.