Senn High School Put On Lockdown After Student Brings Pellet Gun To Class, Police Say

No one was injured and a student was in custody, police said.

12:01 PM CST on Nov 18, 2019

Nicholas Senn High School, 5900 N. Glenwood Ave.

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CHICAGO — Senn High School on the Far North Side was on lockdown Monday morning after a student brought a pellet gun to class, police said.

At 11:13 a.m., someone called police and reported a person had brought a gun to the school at 5900 N. Glenwood Ave., a Chicago Police spokeswoman said.

Officers responded and took a student into custody after finding a pellet gun, the spokeswoman said. No one was injured.

The student remained in custody. Further information was not immediately available.

Kelly Bauer

kelly@blockclubchi.org

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