Yuma schools go on brief lockdown due to suspicious activity

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Suspicious activity led to some Yuma schools placed on a brief lock down. 

Around 9:30 Friday morning, Yuma Police Department (YPD) responded to a report of a suspicious man near 4th Avenue Junior High School.

The person was believed to be carrying a backpack potentially containing firearms.

As a precautionary measure, nearby schools including Yuma High School, Mary E. Post, 4th avenue Junior High School, and Roosevelt, were placed on lockdown.

It was soon discovered that the man had a backpack of toy guns and there was no threat to public safety.