THURSDAY Oct 13, 2022

Jamestown (CSi) – At 12:52pm, Seniors at Jamestown High School were released by the Police.

The sweep of Jamestown High School is complete.

Dr. Robert Lech further announced:

Release Schedule:

Juniors at 1:30pm

Sophomore students at 2:30pm

Freshman at 3pm

For students, lunch will be served. Counselors & JHS staff will be available.

Please pick up students at the west entrance and outside loop on the south side of the parking lot and exit through to the north. Buses will run.

Activities at Jamestown High School are cancelled for today.

Jamestown Police Notice :

(Jamestown, ND) On October 13, 2022, at approximately 1037, officers were dispatched to the Jamestown High School 1509 10th St NE, on a call of an active shooter. The caller reported an active shooter in a specific are of the Jamestown High School. Officers responded and were on scene in less than three minutes and entered the building. As a precaution, the entirety of the Jamestown School District was placed on lockdown as officers conducted two sweeps of the high school building. No evidence of a shooter and no injuries were discovered. In consultation with the school district, the lockdown was lifted, and Jamestown High School students were systematically dismissed from class.
In all, approximately 30 officers from the Jamestown Police Department, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, North Dakota Highway Patrol, North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, North Dakota Probation and Parole, United States Fish and Wildlife, as well as several firefighters and medics from the Jamestown Fire Department and Jamestown Ambulance respectively, responded to the scene.

Previously Reported:

Major Blinsky of the Jamestown Police requested CSiNewsNow pass along this message: All students are safe at Jamestown High School Thursday morning after the school went into lockdown around 10:40am.

Law Enforcement request parents & public to stay away from the schools at this time to let Law Enforcement personnel do their job as the conduct a “systematic sweep to to ensure the safety and security of all students and staff.”

from the release:

“While the potential threat was not verified by law enforcement, and there is no immediate threat, a systematic sweep is being conducted to ensure the safety and security of all students and staff,” the text message says. ” After consultation with law enforcement and, out of an abundance of caution, all schools have currently been placed on lockdown. Updates will be provided very shortly as additional information is provided by law enforcement.”

Jamestown High School Lockdown