Wichita police seek suspects in drive-by shooting near East High School

Updated, 2 p.m.:

Wichita police are looking for the people in two vehicles involved in a shooting that led to East High School being put on lockdown shortly after noon Friday.

“Apparently, two cars were involved in the shots fired incident,” Chief Gordon Ramsay said. “At this time we don’t know if the individuals in the cars were a part of the school or not.”

A passerby had the window of their vehicle shot out.

The Wichita Police Department responded around 12:15 p.m. after the call of shots being fired from a vehicle headed southbound on Grove just south of Douglas.

East High is at the southwest corner of the intersection. A teacher at East told The Eagle students had to leave lunch and go into lockdown in rooms. Teachers were told to report headcounts. The lockdown was lifted just after 1 p.m.

“This cant happen near our schools,” Ramsay said, asking any witnesses to contact police.

Original story:

East High School is on lockdown after shots were reported in the area.

Dispatch said the call came for shots fired near Douglas and Grove around 12:15 p.m. Police are investigating. A teacher told The Eagle the school went into lockdown toward the end of lunch. Teachers were asked to report headcounts and keep students locked in their rooms.

“No one has been reported injured,” officer Kevin Wheeler said. “There was an off-campus incident involving possible shots being fired near the school. The school was not involved. Officers are investigating this incident.”

This story will be updated.

This story was originally published September 27, 2019 at 12:52 PM.