Police Apprehend Suspect Following Brief Lockdown at Duluth Schools

35-year-old Travis John Anthony Warner Busch is in police custody after the incident

DULUTH, Minn. – According to officials with the Duluth School District, all Duluth district public schools were asked to go into a lockdown Friday afternoon following a potential threat.

35-year-old Travis John Anthony Warner Busch was taken into police custody inside of Duluth East High School at about 1 p.m., less than an hour after the threat was reported.

The suspect was not a student or employee of Duluth Public schools, but we’re told he was authorized to be in the building.

Authorities tell us he did not have any weapons on him.

A release from the Duluth School District read:

“This afternoon the Duluth School District asked all schools to go into a lock down in response to a potential threat from an individual reported by the Duluth Police Department.  The schools remained in lock down until the police apprehended the individual and the situation was resolved.”

The Duluth Police Department continues to investigate this incident. Additional details will be provided when available.