Germain Street Elementary School in Chatsworth was placed on lockdown Monday while police attempt to find a home burglary suspect.

A burglary was reported at 12:45 p.m. Monday at a home at the intersection of Lurline Avenue and San Jose Street, said Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Kevin Hawn.

Two people were in custody, Hawn said.

Hawn said the owner of a home at the Chatsworth intersection actually came home to find the home being burglarized and he “armed himself” and held the suspect at bay before police arrived about 10 minutes later.

An earlier report of a shooting was incorrect, Hawn added.

LAPD officers set up a perimeter at Lurline Avenue and San Jose Street to find the suspect around 1 p.m. which resulted in the lockdown of the school, Hawn said. The school is at 20730 Germain Street.

Hawn had no further information.

Los Angeles Unified School District spokeswoman Barbara Jones confirmed the school was on lockdown and said there was no estimated time for the school to be reopened.

“We’re on lockdown until we’re not,” Jones said.

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