UPDATED: 09/14/16 - Suspicious Incident At St. Peter's Catholic School

Date Added: September 13, 2016 1:43 pm

Chris Graham
Community Information Specialist
grahamc@deland.org
Office: 386-626-7117
Cell: 386-872-0821

Updated: 09/14/16 - 11:48 a.m.

A misdemeanor charge of disturbing a school/religious/lawful assembly is pending against David McGuirk. He has not been located at this time.

As a point of clarification, upon further investigation it appears the comments made by McGuirk were vague. Still, DeLand Police officers took the matter seriously by evacuating the school and checking every room to ensure the safety of the school and its students.

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SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT AT ST. PETER'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL

The DeLand Police Department is investigating a threat was made to St. Peter’s Catholic School this morning.

Officers responded to the school after a man called the school and threatened to blow up the building. The students were evacuated to the first floor of City Hall, which is serving as a pickup location for parents.

The building has been cleared and police continue investigate the incident.