EL MIRAGE, Ariz. — Students at Thompson Ranch Elementary School in El Mirage, near Grand Avenue and Thompson Ranch Road, were bussed off-campus with a police escort Thursday after they learned an "armed and wanted man" was headed to the school to pick up his child.
The suspect was arrested Friday, according to an update from El Mirage police.
El Mirage police said the school was placed in a modified lockdown around 3 p.m. Thursday as they worked to get the kids off campus. Police said the man was possibly wanted by Phoenix police for aggravated assault.
"El Mirage and Surprise officers were assisted by troopers from the Department of Public Safety and deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, working to ensure the safety of students at Thompson Ranch Elementary School," the post by El Mirage police said.
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