Elk City High School Placed on Temporary Lockdown

1-659

December 4, 2023

Elk City High School was placed on lockdown Monday morning for about 15 minutes says Superintendent Mike Sparks.

He said the lockdown was initiated after a student reported through the school district’s app, that there may be a gun on campus.

According to a post on the Elk City Police Department’s Facebook page, the student taken into custody is 14-years-old, and the unloaded gun was found in a bathroom.

The name of the student, or why the student brought the gun to the school has not been released.

Copyright 2023 Paragon Communications. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without permission.