WATCH LIVE:
Tucson Police will deliver a press conference at 5 p.m. on Thursday's weapons-related incident at the Legacy Traditional School East Tucson campus
UPDATE:
The Arizona Department of Education has confirmed the person who entered the Legacy Traditional School East Tucson campus was armed with a gun and a knife.
"A School Safety Officer funded under the ADE school safety program and assigned to the East Legacy Charter on Golf Links arrested an adult subject today armed with a gun and knife on campus," the department's communication director said.
KGUN 9 had reached out to law enforcement for additional information.
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The Legacy Traditional School near Golf Links and Harrison emailed parents and families announcing a "hold" was placed after an unauthorized person entered campus through a "delivery gate."
The school said the School Safety Officer detained the person "immediately" as the administration contacted local police.
"Law enforcement arrived on-site, removed the individual from school grounds, and the hold was lifted," the school said in the release.
KGUN 9 has reached out to local law enforcement for more information.
