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Suncoast High lockdown lifted after shots detected in Riviera Beach

No one was hurt and there were no witnesses, police said
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Posted at 7:53 PM, Dec 08, 2022
and last updated 2022-12-09 05:30:15-05

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — Report of a shooting in Riviera Beach on Thursday evening prompted a lockdown of nearby Suncoast High though there were no victims or witnesses, police said.

A detection device showed shots being fired in 1700 block of West 13th Street at 5:23 p.m., police spokeswoman Cherise Phillips told WPTV.

Suncoast High School was placed on lockdown because it was in close proximity. Originally Riviera Beach police reported nearby John F. Kennedy Middle School also in lockdown.

The lockdown was lifted a few hours later.

Two people ran in the direction of Suncoast according to information received, Phillip said.