6 December 2012, at approx. 11:49 am, the Sonora Police
Department received a report of a subject with a possible rifle shooting
behind Sonora Elementary School. The subject was described as wearing a
camouflage jacket, with some type of hat.
Sonora Elementary School was placed on a lock down as well as
Cassina High School, because of its close proximity to the elementary
school.
Officers from the Sonora Police Department, along with the
California Highway Patrol and Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department
responded to the area and sat up a perimeter. An intense search was
conducted of the area. There were no signs of human presents or shooting
located in the area.
After the search of the area was completed, both schools were
released from the lockdown. Both schools were locked down for
approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes while the search was being
conducted.
It should be noted there is a shooting range just outside the
City, near the area of the school. There was training going at this
range, which people had reported hearing in this same area earlier in
the day.
