Just before unveiling of a new peace garden at Edison High School, campus placed on lockdown

Friday, April 26, 2024
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Edison High School went into a brief lockdown for reports of a person with a weapon near the campus.

The lockdown came as Fresno Unified planned to unveil a new peace garden at the school Friday morning.
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Officers say a social media post showed a student's face covered with what police think was a weapon. Edison High was then placed on lockdown as a precaution.

A school resource officer saw a person who possibly matched the description of the person in the post.
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Investigators did not specify what they believed the weapon was, but that they had given an all-clear to reopen the campus.
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