EVANSTON, Sick. (CBS) — Evanston Township Excessive College was locked down for many of the day on Thursday after police discovered two weapons inside the college, however college students have since been despatched residence.
Evanston police mentioned there was no energetic shooter on the college, no photographs had been fired, and no accidents had been reported.
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CBS 2’s Jackie Kostek adopted up with the dad and mom of the scholars who relied on their youngsters’s texts for updates. Regardless of that, dad and mom felt helpless.
“My daughter is on the within of the college, face down in a classroom, silent,” mentioned Ralph Edwards. “Being informed to not say something, is actual scary. I wish to threat all of it, and go in and be that superhero to drag my infants out.”
Police mentioned all of it started round 9:30 a.m. when an Evanston Police college useful resource officer was made conscious of scholars probably smoking Marijuana in a toilet.
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When that officer and members of the college security crew went to research, police say two college students had been instantly detained for smoking and through that investigation, in addition they discovered two handguns which triggered the seven-hour lockdown.
Round 1:30 p.m., police mentioned the incident “has largely concluded” and college students had been dismissed for the day.
“At the moment it’s reported that every one people concerned have been positioned and are at present being detained by police,” Evanston police posted earlier within the day on Twitter.
The big police presence is critical to safe the college and find people concerned. At the moment it’s reported that every one people concerned have been positioned and are at present being detained by police.
— Evanston, IL Police (@EvanstonPD) December 16, 2021
Police say eight college students in complete had been detained — safety footage connecting six extra college students who had beforehand been within the toilet as nicely.
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Police mentioned there aren’t any different incidents at different colleges in Evanston. No phrase on any expenses involving these two weapons that had been discovered.
