Suspect In Custody After Threatening Booker T. Washington In Tulsa

A suspect is in custody after a threat sent Booker T. Washington High School into lockdown on Monday, according to school officials.

Principal Melissa Woolridge sent a message to parents on Monday stating that the school was placed on lockdown for almost two hours while Tulsa Police and TPS resource officers worked to apprehend a threat. She says several students reported that there was a threat made to their safety and school officials determined it to be credible. In the letter to parents, Woolridge said that officers apprehended the suspect around 10:50 a.m.

Tulsa Police has not released any information about the suspect at this time.

See the Full Letter to parents Below:

"Parents and Students,

This morning at approximately 9:05 a.m., several students reported that there was a threat made to their safety and to the overall safety of the school. After reviewing the information and labeling it as credible our school police officer recommended that we go on full lockdown. Other TPS campus police officers and the Tulsa Police Department were notified of the threat. We were on lockdown for almost two-hours as officers from Tulsa Public Schools and the Tulsa Police Department worked in conjunction to apprehend the individual that had made the threat to “come over to Booker T. and shoot someone at our school.”

Finally, at approximately 10:50 a.m. this morning we received word that the suspect had been apprehended and was in police custody.

Though our students are visibly upset, we are thankful that no one was injured and that our students had the presence of mind to report the threat to administrators to ensure that we were able to keep everyone safe at Booker T.

Sincerely,

MJW

Melissa Woolridge, Principal"

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