Nearby police activity puts high school in Las Vegas on lockdown
Spring Valley High School was placed on lockdown due to Las Vegas police activity in a neighborhood surrounding the school, police said.
Clark County School District Police Sgt. Ryan Zink confirmed the lockdown as of 11:15 a.m. He referred questions to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Las Vegas police said there was a foot pursuit involving a suspect on a bike who jumped a wall near the baseball field at the school. The man was in custody as of 11:20 a.m. Police were trying to determine why the man fled from police and whether a crime was committed.
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