Ventura High locks down after student reports seeing a potential gun
Christer Schmidt
VENTURA, Calif – Ventura High School locked down after a student reported that they saw the outline of a potential gun in another student’s waistband.
Ventura Police Department say the suspected student was detained.
After an extensive search with K9 units, the police say they found no weapon.
Police lifted the lockdown about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon and classes resumed.
The Ventura Unified School District shared that the incident has has an emotional impact on students, staff, and parents and it has made counseling available for those impacted by Wednesday’s lockdown.
This is the second time a lockdown has happened at the school this month.
The previous lockdown occurred after a hoax bomb and shooting threat was made to the school by two students earlier in May.