(WAUKEGAN) Three people dressed in clown masks stood at the edge of Greenwood Elementary School’s property taunting students in north suburban Waukegan Tuesday afternoon.
Around 1:50 p.m. during a scheduled recess, Greenwood students reported to school staff that three people were on school property taunting them, according to a statement from Waukegan police.
Students reported that one of the clowns had a knife, one had a briefcase and one had a gun “in his pocket”, police said. It is unknown if the knife was real or if the one clown was armed with a handgun.
The children who saw the clowns also reported they had threatened to return Friday to, “kill them”, police said. It’s possible the three clowns fled in a black SUV. The gender and race of the suspects remains unknown.
Greenwood was briefly placed on lockdown until officers were able to check the nearby area, police said, who are currently providing extra watches during patrol shifts at all local schools.
Police do not have any video or photographic evidence of the incident as it continues to be investigated by the criminal investigations division.
Anyone with information is asked to call the CID Tip-Line at (847) 360-9001.