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Suspect in custody after threat investigation at Dayton elementary school

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DAYTON — UPDATE @ 4:27 p.m.:

Dayton Police are investigating threats that were made at a local elementary school Friday.

In a social media post, police said threats were made at Fairview Elementary School.

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Dayton Public Schools superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Lolli confirmed that the school entered into a shelter-in-place around 10:45 a.m. after an alleged threat was posted to social media.

“Police responded, determined that students were not in any danger, and the shelter-in-place was lifted at 11:30 a.m.,” Lolli said in a statement.

Police said a suspect was in custody. It has not been confirmed if the suspect has any connection to the school.

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“At this time we have no reports of any injuries and we are in direct contact with the school,” police said in the post.

We’ll update this story as we learn more.

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