ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Students and staff at the Black River High School in St Elizabeth were sent scampering on Tuesday morning after armed men reportedly invaded the school following an alleged altercation between two students.

A police source told Observer Online that the incident happened midmorning on Tuesday.

“Two students had a dispute. One left the school compound and went for armed men from out of the New Town community and then they came on the compound,” the source said.

Observer Online was told that the two students, reportedly boys, are from the same community close to the St Elizabeth parish capital of Black River.

There were no reports of anyone being hurt or any weapon being discharged. The armed men reportedly fled the compound before the police arrived at the school.

Police are said to be questioning one of the students who was reportedly involved in the altercation as part of their investigation to identify the armed men.

— Kasey Williams