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Former student holds knife outside elementary school, Ellicott City MD

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Weapons

Reported: 12/5/2025 05:03 AM

Triadelphia Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042

Police and emergency medical services were called to Triadelphia Ridge Elementary School after a former student was seen holding a knife outside the school, causing concern among arriving parents and students. The subject was not inside the school and was last seen near the school grounds.

Audio|Heard on: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS

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01:31

Transcript:

00:00

In the area near Triadelphia Ridge Elementary School on Triadelphia Road.

00:04

Suicidal subject.

00:06

Alpha 2804.

00:08

You can use Lawreach High School.

00:11

Just essentially I have a former student that was holding a knife and parents and students were arriving at school.

00:17

Don't area check now.

00:19

One marker 5.5.5.

00:21

5.1. I'm 10.4.

00:23

When I was 3.1.

00:25

I can head over there.

00:26

716. 16. 17.

00:31

Power to handle sign 6thous alpha 1.

00:34

All right.

00:36

Welcome to team's on location as this.

00:37

That's 29 Northbound just prior to the 32 Westbound exit.

00:41

Two vehicles, one off the roads in the woods.

00:44

We'll be out and back again.

00:45

All right.

00:47

It'll be a number two male, long black curly hair, possibly a white t-shirt.

00:52

Okay. Okay.

00:54

One three-five responding from 70 West.

01:03

Jane, do you have any possibility of wearing the schools, do you check cameras for you?

01:09

135 a restaurant.

01:11

Responding to near Triadelphia Road before the suicidal subject.

01:22

I'm doing area checks around the school.

01:24

He wasn't inside the school.

01:26

So the last location was Paymore right outside of school.

01:29

Yeah.

01:30

All right. We're checking, Chairman.

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Triadelphia Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042

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