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Newark Memorial High School Lockdown: Teen Had Loaded Gun

by Amy Judd | September 30, 2009 at 04:55 pm

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Newark Memorial High School was on lockdown today for several hours when a teen was discovered with a loaded gun near the campus. Students were locked down in the classrooms for several hours and parents were angry that the couldn't pick up their children and gathered nearby to wait for the ok to collect their children.

Students inside the school posted on Twitter and Facebook about being scared and hungry.

The police were called to the campus at 39375 Cedar Blvd at about 11:15 am because of a disturbance and that is when they found the teen with a gun near the campus.

One of the people was immediately detained, and he was found to be carrying a loaded weapon, Douglas said.

Police canvassed the area and held a few other suspects, but they believe there is at least one person who remains unaccounted for on campus. Although it is unclear if there are any other weapons involved, police are proceeding with caution.

There was no active shooter however and the search was precautionary.

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Umphloser(: (not verified)

at 17:52 on September 30th, 2009

I had fun in my class, it was bonding time. xD But I was starving. ): And I reeeallllyy had to go to the bathroom.

sumdude !! (not verified)

at 18:07 on September 30th, 2009

my cuzin was there !!!! she was hiding under the table o.O

natasha786 (not verified)

at 20:19 on September 30th, 2009

lockdowns are so much fun...its like free time...listen to music, eat, talk or sleep...and yea no homework for that day..ahaha....i love lock downs..wish they happen at least once a week especially on fridays....

soulja boy (not verified)

at 10:09 on October 16th, 2009

u suck

Stewart Obcena (not verified)

at 20:40 on September 30th, 2009

That took forever!!!!!

faround (not verified)

at 21:14 on September 30th, 2009

This is not nor ever will be a joke or a joking matter. Students need to learn to take this seriously and when in a lockdown follow the procedures in place i.e. keep the lights out, stay away from the windows and door and be quiet. This is not what happened today at NMHS. Thankfully, there wasn't a gunman running around the school, but if there had been the students blatant disregard for these simple procedures would have put everyone's lives in danger.

your daddy (not verified)

at 06:55 on October 1st, 2009

i had fun...there was alot of rumors qoinq around that scared the classmates but was just rumors.we had to pee in trsh cans and jars. its not easy as it looks (; it took forever to qet out of that school! but at least we survived & no one was hurt. it was fun in our classroom. but in others not so much o_0 -your daddy <3

magge (not verified)

at 13:32 on October 2nd, 2009

esto es paraque nos sirva de esperiencia a todos los mejicanos que andan con mensadas nortenos o surenos todos somosiguales pobres padres como sufren por nosotros saben el respeto al derecho ageno es la pas