BREAKING: West Valley College in Saratoga, California locked down amid reports of suspected active shooter

Reports of a suspected armed active shooter have led to West Valley College in Saratoga, California, being locked down as is standard protocol.

Multiple law enforcement units have responded to reports of a suspected armed and active shooter at West Valley College in Saratoga, California. As a result, the educational facility located on Fruitvale Avenue has been locked down this afternoon, Monday, March 13, as is standard protocol, while police officers conduct a search for the suspect, as reported by rawnews1st.net.

A tweet from the College read: “LOCKDOWN. Police checking for white male seen carrying a long rifle. Associated with red Cadillac in Lot 1. Remain in Lockdown. Will send another message when it’s safe”. It has to be stressed that the police said there is no evidence of shots being fired. The individual was allegedly observed on the campus grounds.

WVM Alert! West Valley College
LOCKDOWN. Police checking for white male seen caring a long rifle. Associated with red Cadillac in Lot 1. Remain in Lockdown. Will send another message when it's safe.

— West Valley College (@WestValleyCC) March 13, 2023

Another tweet from West Valley-Mission Community College District said: “WVM Alert! West Valley College LOCKDOWN STILL IN PLACE. Police checking for white male seen caring a long rifle. Associated with red Cadillac in Lot 1. Remain in Lockdown. Will send another message when it’s safe. Information Updates will be posted on Twitter”.

WVM Alert! West Valley College
LOCKDOWN STILL IN PLACE. Police checking for white male seen caring a long rifle. Associated with red Cadillac in Lot 1. Remain in Lockdown.
Will send another message when it's safe.

Information Updates will be posted on Twitter.

— West Valley-Mission Community College District (@WVMCCDcomms) March 13, 2023

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