One arrested after reported firearm threat at North High prompts lockdown
A 17-year-old North High student was taken into police custody after allegedly making a threat that warranted a lockdown at the Wichita high school.
Andrew Ford, the Wichita Police Department’s chief public information officer, said in an email to the Eagle that on Tuesday a female student reported that a boy had made a threat referencing a firearm.
The school entered a lockdown, a spokeswoman with the Wichita Public School district confirmed, as they searched for the student.
“Initially, it was believed the male was outside the school, prompting a lockdown,” Ford wrote. “Officers later determined the student was inside the building.”
Police took a 17-year-old into custody on suspicion of criminal threat and aggravated criminal threat, and the lockdown was lifted around 2:15 p.m. Officers did not find a weapon on school property.
This story was originally published January 6, 2026 at 5:29 PM.
