LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Metro police are investigating after a dead body was found on a Clark County middle school campus on Tuesday morning.
The body was found on the shared-use athletic fields near Kathleen and Tim Harney Middle School, according to Clark County School District police. Students were immediately moved to Las Vegas High School for the remainder of the school day.
LVMPD officers arrived at the 1600 block of South Hollywood Boulevard around 6:21 a.m. after receiving initial reports of the discovery from CCSDPD.
Police say there is no threat to the school or students at this time.
One parent told Channel 13, "To hear something happen this close to our area is just unbelievable."
Another parent, Angelica Sandoval, said her son was among the many students relocated to LVHS. Her son called her immediately to tell her that he was being moved.
Sandoval says after her son's phone call, she received no warning from CCSD to inform her that her son was being relocated to another campus.
"My son called me and said something happened at the school," said Sandoval. "I felt very anxious. I asked my supervisor if I could leave work early."
In a statement to Channel 13, the school district informed us that they sent out an alert to parents, though some may not have received anything because they are not registered within the district's system.
Sandoval told Channel 13, "Well, thank God I was already here."
