Overview
- Administrators were alerted around 11:20 a.m. to a report of a possible weapon magazine in the gym at Thornridge High School in Dolton, Illinois.
- The on-campus School Resource Officer immediately notified the Dolton Police Department, prompting a rapid multi-officer response.
- Officers searched the building and recovered a weapon during their sweep, according to the district.
- The school first entered a precautionary lockdown, then shifted to a soft lockdown for the rest of the day.
- Two students were arrested in connection with the incident and remain in Dolton police custody, as the district emphasized safety and thanked responders and the school community.