All afterschool activities have already been cancelled. ICSD staff will continue to support students and families while prioritizing safety. Additional information will be released as soon as possible. Multiple routes will remain unserved as police continue to pursue a suspect moving on foot through the Cayuga Heights neighborhood.
Police said they believe the man is armed. The other group of people involved in the shooting was not identified, and police further did not name the suspects who have been apprehended.
It appears Cornell University is still telling students to shelter-in-place on North Campus. Boynton and IHS will have a normal dismissal, however, all afterschool activities are canceled. Update: At pm, authorities said police are searching in the area of the block of Cayuga Park Road and asked those within a mile to shelter in place. The University is telling everyone to shelter in place in North Campus or avoid the area.
Person with gun in Cayuga Heights. North Campus shelter in place. Avoid area. Check email for more details. There are about 10 buses stalled in their routes. Cornell University put out a tweet just after 2 p. The incident did not take place inside of a school or on a campus, from what The Ithaca Voice can currently gather.
Meanwhile, IHS and Boynton both entered into lockdowns, and then a shelter-in-place order, during the afternoon, ostensibly due to the same incident that put Cornell into its shelter-in-place. ICSD also told parents and caregivers to not come pick up their students at this time, until further notice. He can be reached by email at mbutler ithacavoice.
Jimmy Jordan is a general assignment reporter for the Ithaca Voice. Story tips? Contact him at jjordan ithacavoice. Skip to content. The other group of people involved in the shooting was not identified. Matt Butler. Update: At 7pm, authorities said the shelter in place order for Cayuga Heights had been lifted, as law enforcement had concluded its search of the area.
They did not say whether the third suspect was in custody. Update: Search concludes with third northside shooting suspect still at large, says Sheriff. According to a statement from law enforcement authorities, police chased a vehicle believed to be involved in the shooting, and the chase ended when the vehicle left the roadway and landed in a residential front yard.
One suspect was immediately apprehended, and two fled the scene. Another was apprehended soon after. The school district said parents and caregivers should not come to school buildings until the situation is resolved, but students have since been released.
Cornell University issued a shelter in place alert for its north campus area, adjacent to Cayuga Heights, just two days after a bomb threat led to a series of alerts on Sunday afternoon.
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