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East High School in Witchita, Kansas has been placed on lockdown after a “shots fired” call in the area of English and Poplar. 911 dispatchers say police are searching for about three teens in connection with the call.
According to authorities, Sedgwick County, dispatchers say the call came in around 11 a.m. in the area of English and Poplar.
The caller told dispatchers they say heard shots fired and saw at least three teens run from the area. At this time, police are searching the area for the teens. The school resource officer at East High School says the school has been placed on lockdown as a precaution.
East High School is located near the corner of Douglas and Grove in Wichita, Kansas. With a student population of 2,348, it is the largest high school in the state.
The school offers the International Baccalaureate program, a prestigious magnet program that teaches students at college level, and which attracts students from all around the Wichita metro area. In 2014, East was ranked the #1 school in the state of Kansas by U.S. News & World Report and the #1 place to work in Wichita by the Wichita Business Journal. In 2017, Architectural Digest named East the most beautiful high school in the state of Kansas.