Officers located and detained all individuals involved, EPD said. EVANSTON HIGH SCHOOL HOME OF THE WILDKITS. Police determined that there was no active shooter, no shots had been fired and no students were injured, according to Witherspoon and EPD representatives. While apprehending those students, the officer discovered backpacks containing two loaded guns and marijuana, police said.Īt that point, EPD dispatched additional officers to the high school, who advised the school to go into lockdown while they detained suspects and searched and secured the building, a Thursday afternoon email sent to families by Superintendent Eric Witherspoon said. Anyone not in the building should stay away. Traffic congestion will delay emergency vehicles.”Īccording to the Evanston Police Department, an ETHS school resource officer was alerted of at least two students smoking marijuana in a bathroom around 9:30 a.m. “If you are in the building, go directly to a room and secure it. The campus is located in a north suburb of Chicago along the Lake Michigan shore. “Safety alert! Evanston Township High School is on lockdown,” the email notice said. Evanston Township High School (ETHS) (District 202) is a public high school in Evanston, Illinois. Thursday morning, Evanston Township High School sent an emergency alert to the parents and families of students announcing that the school was on lockdown due to an apparent safety threat.
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