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Threat made via phone call prompted Yavapai College campus lockdown

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Updated  May 19, 2025 5:19pm MST
Crime and Public Safety
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Threat call prompted Yavapai College lockdown

Threat call prompted Yavapai College lockdown

Officials with Yavapai College say the school will reopen on May 20, after an unsubstantiated school threat put every one of their college campus on lockdown Monday morning.

The Brief

    • The lockdown at Yavapai College has been lifted following a police incident on May 19.
    • The school says all of its campuses and centers will remain closed until Tuesday.
    • Details of the incident are unknown.

PRESCOTT, Ariz. - Officials with Yavapai College are providing more details surrounding an incident that prompted a lockdown on the morning of May 19.

What we know:

Per a statement, the school received a threat made via a phone call by an individual who claimed to be in a Yavapai College classroom with a firearm, and led to all college campuses and centers being placed on lockdown as of 4:15 a.m. The incident also prompted a response by multiple law enforcement agencies in Yavapai County.

"The threat was found to be unsubstantiated, and there were no injuries," read a portion of the statement.

Just before 11 a.m., the school said an all-clear was given, but the college will remain closed for the rest of Monday.

What we don't know:

Officials with Yavapai College did not release any details surrounding the person or persons who made the call.

What's next:

College officials said an investigation remains ongoing.

Dig deeper:

There are seven Yavapai College campuses and centers in Arizona: 

Map of the Yavapai College Prescott Campus

The Source

  • Information for this story was gathered from statements and social media posts made by officials with Yavapai College, with supplemental information gathered from the Yavapai College website.

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