UPDATE 6:30 p.m.
Sahuarita Unified School District (SUSD) administrators say they received an email around 4 p.m. today that contained a threat of an explosive device near the auditorium where tonight's concert was to take place, according to an email from a SUSD spokesperson.
Sahuarita Police Department responded within minutes, according to the statement sent to KGUN 9 from SUSD, and students and staff near the auditorium and nearby schools were moved to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 16275 S. Starlight View Ln., near the Town Center. There, parents were able to meet the students safely.
Sahuarita Police said in a social media post that regional bomb dogs and multiple teams of officers are searching the facility this evening.
No injuries were reported, according to police.
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ORIGINAL STORY:
The Sahuarita Unified School District has announced that the Sahuarita District Auditorium is on lockdown.
Students and staff at the auditorium have been moved to Sahuarita High School nearby.
Tonight's concert at the venue has been canceled.
"Please avoid the area," SUSD said.
KGUN 9 will have updates when the district or police department releases more information.
