Edge Hill, Cairns: State school locked down amidst ’emerging incident’ – as public are urged to avoid the area
A primary school has been closed as police declared an emergency following reports of gunfire in the area.
Emergency services were called to a property on Collin Avenue in Edge Hill, Cairns, at around 1pm on Thursday, where they found a two-vehicle collision.
Police believe one person shot another before leaving on foot, creating an emergency at 2 p.m.
Locals have been urged to avoid the area or ‘stay indoors with doors and windows closed’.
Edge Hill State School, just hundreds of yards away, went into lockdown shortly afterwards when parents received a text message assuring them that ‘all our students and staff are safe and well’.
A state school has been placed on lockdown and an exclusion zone in place following reports of gunfire in Cairns’ Edge Hill on Thursday afternoon (pictured)
Students spent about an hour in lockdown at Edge Hill State School (pictured) before their parents were allowed to pick them up around 3 p.m.
About an hour later, parents were allowed to collect their children from Pease Street after the lockdown was eased.
A heavy police presence remains at the scene, including the Special Emergency Response Team (SERT).
A 500 meter exclusion zone remains in place around the crime scene, with all roads leading to Collin Avenue now closed by police vehicles.
The situation continues.
More to come.