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4 suspects escape into the woods after police chase; 1 still at large

Walker Valley High School is located at 750 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy. in Cleveland, Tenn.
Walker Valley High School is located at 750 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy. in Cleveland, Tenn. Walker Valley High School is located at 750 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy. in Cleveland, Tenn.
photo Walker Valley High School is located at 750 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy. in Cleveland, Tenn.

Update at 2:38 p.m.: The school lockdowns have been lifted.

Walker Valley High School and Charleston Elementary School are on lockdown during a manhunt, the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office says.

Bradley and McMinn deputies as well as Tennessee Highway Patrol units are searching the northern Bradley/southern McMinn area for a suspect.

The sheriff’s office says state troopers chased a vehicle on I-75 this morning until it crashed near Exit 36, with four people leaving the car, running into a wooded area.

Three of the four are in custody, according to a news release. Area schools have been locked down as a precaution.