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Police investigating threatening note found at Phoenix school

Police say a student at a Phoenix school recently found a handwritten note containing threats.

PHOENIX — Phoenix police are investigating a threatening note on social media found by a student at a school near 54th Street and Thomas Road. 

Police were notified Wednesday morning of the student's discovery at Archway Classical Academy Veritas elementary school and dispatched an officer to watch over the campus for the rest of the day.

On Thursday, police said two people had been detained as a result of the investigation. Their identities have not been released.

The contents of the handwritten note have also not been disclosed.

This is a developing story and updates will be published as they become available. 

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