KWTX reported that an elementary school in Harker Heights was on lockdown Wednesday while authorities were searching for a suspect in the nearby area.

The school on lockdown was Mountain View Elementary School at 500 Mountain Lion Road in Harker Heights. A spokesman of the district said the school went into lockdown around 12:10 p.m.

The police got their man. The lockdown was ended shortly after the Harker Heights authorities took the suspect into custody. The school reached out to parents through voice messages, to notify them of the lockdown that took place.

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