Lamar Elementary went on SECURE protocol this morning due to a standoff with a 43-year-old man who was barricaded in a nearby house with a gun.

The unnamed man had allegedly engaged in family violence.

The San Angelo Police Department has stated that they have staged resources to the 5900 block of Southwest Boulevard in the area of Shady Hill Drive and Canyon Rim Drive. SAPD stated that the SWAT team and Tom Green County SRT team have been deployed.

Griffith said there is nothing involving the San Angelo Independent School District and that they deployed at that parking lot due to that’s the closest area that had a parking lot.

He stated that they couldn’t release this information right away because they didn’t want to “tip their hand” to the actual suspect.

Griffith stated he wants to ensure everyone in the neighborhood that there isn’t any threat to them currently. He suggested if you are living in the area just to stay inside for now.