UPDATE:
No shots were fired, and no gun was found following a lockdown of Lake Central High School on Wednesday morning.
A student in a restroom heard what he believed to be the loading of a gun, and called 911, said Chief of Police Steven Flores, during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. A school resource officer was able to take the two students in for questioning, but found no gun.
Several surrounding police departments responded to the active shooter call, as well as two SWAT Teams. Police officers and SWAT Team members searched room-by-room for a gun, but did not locate a weapon.
Dr. Larry Veracco, Superintendent of Lake Central School Corporation, says that two students were being questioned and all students are safe, in a phone call that went out to all familes at 11:03 AM.
Police officers and the Lake County SWAT Team surrounded the school around 10 AM, following a call to the St. John Police Department reporting an active shooter. Police entered the building and conducted a room-by-room search, according to The Times.
As students are being evacuated, @LCHSNews reports that students with disabilities will be evacuated to nearby Kolling Elementary.
Students with special needs will be evacuated to Kolling Elementary.
— Lake Central (@LCHSnews) September 8, 2021
The lockdown of Lake Central High School was lifted around the end of the school day, and students were allowed to leave by buses or car.
