BY DAVID OVALLE

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Benjamin Franklin Elementary school was locked down Thursday afternoon after a man -- pistol-whipped, bound by the hands and feet -- was dumped in front of the campus, 13100 NW 12th Ave, police said.

The man claimed he was dumped from a gold Chevrolet Equinox, which zoomed off.

Somebody inside the SUV with tinted windows fired at least three shots in the air, leaving casings on the pavement, North Miami police said.

Paramedics treated the man on the scene. The man was known to police -- he was wanted for beating his dad with a baseball bat on Wednesday night, said North Miami Lt. Neal Cuevas.