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An elementary school in Sacramento was placed on a precautionary lockdown Monday as deputies investigated a report of a man with a gun in front of a nearby home.<\/p>\n
The incident began to unfold about 2:20 p.m. when a man was reportedly seen with a gun in a small shopping center in the 8700 block of La Riviera Drive, just east of Watt Avenue, according to archived radio traffic reviewed by The Sacramento Bee.<\/p>\n
Witnesses told dispatchers the man with the gun was then seen leaving in a vehicle out of the shopping center parking and heading east on La Riviera. Deputies responded to the area to search for the suspect.<\/p>\n
A deputy spotted a man, matching the suspect description, in front of a home in the 2600 block of Waterton Way, across the street from Isador Elementary School. Authorities notified the school, which was placed on a precautionary lockdown.<\/p>\n
Deputies detained the suspect, who was \u201chighly intoxicated,\u201d sheriff\u2019s officials said.<\/p>\n
Al Goldberg, a spokesperson for the Sacramento City Unified School District, said Isador Elementary was placed on a precautionary lockdown, which had been lifted by 3 p.m. Monday. Goldberg said sheriff\u2019s officials had given an \u201call clear\u201d announcement before the lockdown was lifted.<\/p>\n
Sheriff\u2019s Office spokesperson Sgt. Ed Igoe said the incident was initially reported as a man seen with a gun, but deputies did not find the detained suspect with a gun. Igoe said the incident was now being investigated as driving under the influence.<\/p>\n
The Bee\u2019s Chris Biderman and Jennah Pendleton contributed to this story.<\/p>\n
This story was originally published March 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM.<\/p>\n
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