Crime & Safety

'No Weapon Found' After High School Placed On Lockdown: Police

According to authorities, police received a call warning them of a fight at Carl Schurz High School where 1 student might have a gun.

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The school was locked down for about 30 minutes, police said.
The school was locked down for about 30 minutes, police said. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

CHICAGO — A Chicago high school was put on lockdown Wednesday afternoon when police said a person called authorities to warn them of a student with a gun.

Police said they responded to Schurz High School for reports of a fight where one person possibly had a weapon. The school is located at 3601 North Milwaukee Avenue in the Old Irving Park neighborhood.

After searching the building, police said the lockdown was lifted at around 12:30 p.m., about 30 minutes after the school began the lockdown.

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"The facility was locked down and no weapon was found at this time," police said in a statement.

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