Jackson schools briefly locked down

Some Jackson schools were locked down briefly Tuesday afternoon.

Wade Bartels, chief financial officer and security coordinator for Jackson R-2 School District, said a few schools on the west side of town were locked down at the behest of police officers, who called back a short time later to give the district the all-clear.

It was not immediately clear what prompted the lockdown. A Jackson Police Department dispatcher said the lockdown was initiated by the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department.

Repeated calls to the department were not returned.

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Jackson, MO