{"id":55235,"date":"2026-07-21T10:38:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/55235\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:38:06","slug":"primary-school-in-lockdown-after-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/55235\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary school in lockdown after crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A primary school was placed into lockdown after an alleged gunman fled the scene of a stolen car crash nearby.<\/p>\n<p>As pupils were beginning the school day on Tuesday, police were called to reports that a man carrying a gun had left the scene of a crash, where a stolen car had ploughed into a fence at Pascoe Vale South, Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>Police placed nearby Pascoe Vale South Primary School under a tight lockdown as the drama unfolded.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened in Coonans Road, after a Volvo SUV which had been reported as stolen crashed into a fence, shortly after 9am.<\/p>\n<p>The man, believed to have been allegedly carrying a gun, fled the scene of the crash on foot, but was apprehended in Parkstone Ave within 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Police also recovered a firearm near the scene, with a 29-year-old man from Pascoe Vale South due to be questioned over the incident.<\/p>\n<p>A Victoria Police spokeswoman said the primary school was placed into lockdown for the duration of the manhunt as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n<p>Police allege the vehicle was stolen from an address in North Melbourne last week, on July 16, and was displaying stolen rego plates.<\/p>\n<p>Anybody with information about the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via the Crime Stoppers website.<\/p>\n<p>Read related topics:<a class=\"topic_tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/topics\/melbourne\" data-tgev-container=\"story-topic-links\" data-tgev-label=\"Melbourne\" data-tgev-order=\"1\" data-tgev-metric=\"npv\" data-tgev=\"event10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Melbourne<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A primary school was placed into lockdown after an alleged gunman fled the scene of a stolen 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