A Mid-Wilshire high school was placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after someone who was possibly armed with a handgun ran onto the campus.
Campus police at Los Angeles High School detained one person, possibly described as a student, after they ran into the school with a weapon, police said.
The Los Angeles Police Department searched Los Angeles High School for the weapon after the person, who may have been a teen, was detained nearby, according to authorities. Helicopters continued to circle in the area as of 11 a.m.
Police responded to the campus shortly after 8 a.m. for a report of a road rage incident outside the school. One driver, described possibly as a student, threatened another driver with a weapon, police said.
School officials placed the campus on lockdown, and school police detained the driver who allegedly made the threat, according to the LAPD.
The other driver involved in the road rage incident was unharmed, according to the LAPD.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Unified School District said the lockdown was put in place when officials received reports of a weapon on the campus.
“We took immediate action, including notifying the Los Angeles School Police Department and Region West Operations for further investigation. The Los Angeles School Police Department and the Los Angeles Police Department are conducting a search of the campus for weapons. We will provide additional information once it is available,” LAUSD said in an emailed statement.
The LAPD told news station KTLA that they were searching for multiple suspects and the handgun.
As of 11:30 a.m the campus remained on lock down and a large group of students watched the unfolding scene from a nearby park.
