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Two Petersburg schools were placed on lockdown due to a nearby police investigation.

The lockdown occurred at Vernon Johns Middle School and Petersburg High School on October 28.

School officials confirmed all students and staff were safe during the incident.

Two Petersburg schools were put on late-afternoon lockdown Oct. 28 for a police investigation in the area.

Vernon Johns Middle School and Petersburg High School, which are next to each other on Homestead Drive, were put on lockdown "due to a safety issue and police investigation near Petersburg High," Petersburg City Public Schools said on its X account.

The system said that students and staff at both schools are safe but were being kept inside the buildings as a precaution.

Around 4 p.m., PCPS updated the

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