Police Investigate Suspicious Device At Fuqua School

FARMVILLE – At approximately 10:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, Farmville Police, along with the Farmville Volunteer Fire Dept., responded to a report of several small suspected improvised explosive devices at the Gee-Price building on the Fuqua School campus.  Students were safely evacuated to a sheltered location by school personnel and the Gee-Price building was secured.  There were no injuries associated with this incident.

Emergency officials are investigating the devices and school officials made the decision to close for the remainder of the day.  Farmville Police Chief Andy Ellington said, “There is no known direct link to this incident and the bank robbery reported shortly thereafter.  However, I can assure our citizens that we have numerous resources dedicated to both investigations and we will provide updates as they become available.”

Anyone with information regarding this incident should contact the Farmville Police Department at 434-392-3332.