Irrigon schools go into secure status during search

IRRIGON – Schools in Irrigon were in secure status on Thursday afternoon, while Morrow County Sheriff’s were searching for a  possibly armed man in need of mental health assistance.

Secure status means that all exterior doors at the schools were locked, and no visitors were allowed. Other than that students resumed classes as normal.

Irrigon schools went into the secure status at around 11:30 a.m., and about an hour later the sheriff’s office announced that the subject had been located and was safe and receiving assistance.

Eight deputies and a drone were utilized in the search efforts.

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