Deputies search for shooting suspects
Lockdown on schools lifted
Brevard County Sheriff's deputies are searching for the suspects who shot off a gun at a house near two schools in Merritt Island.
Deputies said a man shot a gun into the air at a house on Sawyer Avenue, which is located near Gardendale Elementary and Merritt Island High School.
Gardendale Elementary was put on lockdown as of 11:30 a.m. The alert was lifted at 12:40 p.m. according to Brevard Public Schools.
Police said the suspect are described as young men dressed in black.
When police arrived to investigate, a group of people left the residence running in an unknown direction, police said.
A gun has been recovered.
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