A group of five students from American Canyon High School were attacked off campus on Wednesday afternoon, and two suspects were arrested, according to the Napa County Sheriff's Office.
American Canyon police received a call about a potential burglary at about 12:15 p.m., which coincides with the high school's off-campus lunch period, Napa County Sheriff's spokesman Henry Wofford said.
A group of American Canyon High students were approached by two armed young men or teens who demanded the students' shoes, money, jewelry and phones, Wofford said.
The students ran toward campus, and the suspects chased after them, Wofford said. The school was placed on lockdown from 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. as deputies searched for the suspects.
Four students suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and one additional student was robbed but not hurt, Wofford said. Both suspects were arrested in a vehicle, off-campus, trying to flee the scene, he said.
The school was briefly placed under lockdown after what local media initially reported "appeared to be multiple shootings in the vicinity."
The Napa Valley Register initially reported that "the American Canyon High School was locked down for an hour and a half at midday Wednesday after what appeared to be multiple shootings in the vicinity."
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According to the Register, police were called to Newell Drive, Shenandoah Drive and Silver Oak Trail to respond to reports of "multiple victims."
"There was no incident on the American Canyon High School campus. It was near the campus, so the campus was locked down as a precautionary safety measure," Wofford said.
