Citrus Alert system says, ‘If you are not on campus, stay away.’
Citrus College was put on lockdown after a threat was made to the college on Jan.15.
Public Service librarian Sarah Bosler announced the Hayden Memorial Library was closed to anyone entering or leaving at 11:35 a.m. After 10 minutes, students were escorted by library staff to locked rooms. They are still locked inside as of now.
A parent of a Citrus student, Ana Montané-Munoz, waited in the parking lot of Spirit of Life Bible Church for her son. She said her son told her he doesn’t want to come to school anymore.
“I just didn’t think that he’d actually be in a situation where he had to think about it,” Montané-Munoz said.
At 3:53 p.m., Glendora Police Department tweeted that they detained one person, however Citrus is still on lockdown.
Update: A Citrus Alert said the campus lockdown was lifted at 6 p.m.
Update: Glendora Police Department released a press release at 6:23 p.m. The suspect, Terrell Lee Bennett, 30, from Chino, had surrendered peacefully and was taken in custody at 3:42 p.m. Bennett was an online student who arrived to Citrus for an in-person class that day.
There was no evidence found of explosive devices being on campus.
Based on Bennett’s statements, suicide-by-cop seemed to be a possible motive, however, Glendora Police Detectives are currently investigating into Bennett’s additional motives.
