Last night two of my kids, along with several friends were participating in the "Relay for the Cure" at the track at Hillsborough High; there were at least 100 other people there, it's put on by the American Cancer Society. I participate in several similar events and I was happy to see my kids doing so as well...although the event was to run from 6pm Friday to 10am Saturday and I wasn't crazy about letting the kids stay overnight there, but there were so many people there, including other parents, tents set up, activities...so I was OK with it. (and no I wasn't inclined to participate-I walk, I bowl, I paint, I take telethon calls for all kinds of great causes...but I don't camp!) We got a call around 9:30 that we had to pick them up; someone was in the direct vicinity threatening suicide....I didn't hear if this person had a gun or not, or exactly where. I drove down there and found the track closed off by police officers, I parked up in the lot above the track. When I got into the track area, I was told to tell them when I was ready to leave so they could escort me back to my car. Of course some of my kid's friends parents lived much farther away, so I ended up with a few "extras" back at my house. By the time I was back on the road home, there were police everywhere directing traffic, checking IDs for those who wanted to get into the track area...probably 6 or 7 police cars in all. I could not find anything on the news.....online or on TV about what was going on....does anyone know?
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