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Esteban Torres High School, which is based in eastern Los Angeles, has been placed on lockdown after reports of a person with a gun was near the campus. According to reports, police found a gun near the area, in the front yard of a local school, and are looking for the suspect it possibly belongs to.
What happened?
According to Patch, through City News Service, a witness flagged down an officer before around 9 A.M. local time, claiming that she saw someone, later identified as a man, with a gun near the school, as confirmed by Sergeant Julie Spry of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Police Department. After the witness report, police found the gun near the school.
On Twitter, ABC 7 issued the following statement over the lockdown:
“#BREAKING: Esteban Torres High School in East LA on lockdown due to report of a person with a gun near campus.”
It is believed at this time that police are still searching for the suspect.
As this story is developing, more information will be updated as made available.