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Sunday, April 28, 2024

Vinita High Returns to Class After Lockdown

Credit: KJRH | Tulsa | Channel 2
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Vinita High Returns to Class After Lockdown
Vinita High Returns to Class After Lockdown

Vinita High School students return to the classroom after an active shooter situation happened Monday.

BUT FIRST LET'S GET A CHECK OFYOUR FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGISTCLINT BOONE.STUDENTS, STAFF, TEACHERS ATVINITA HIGH SCHOOL...SAFE -- AND HEADED BACK TO THECLASSROOM THIS MORNING AFTER ALONG DAY YESTERDAY...AN ACTIVE SCHOOL SHOOTERTHREAT -- LEFT THEM ON LOCKDOWNFOR NEARLY FIVE HOURS YESTERDAY.TWO WORKS FOR YOU'S TATIANNATAYLOR IS LIVE OUTSIDE WHERE ITALL TOOK PLACE.TATIANNA, WE KNOW NO ONE WASHURT OR INJURED RIGHT?THAT'S RIGHT,IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION FOREVERYONE INVOLVED.LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMS NOSHOTS WERE EVER FIRED HERE.NO ONE WAS HURT... AUTHORITIESTELL US THE THREAT WASN'TCREDIBLE.these are images from inside theschool -- OF LAW ENFORCEMENTSEARCHING THIS BUILDINGin response to that ACTIVESHOOTER THREAT.A SCHOOL EMPLOYEE TOLD 2 WORKSFOR YOU -- students -- inlockdown -- in dark rooms behindlocked doors while multipleagencies searched for thethreat.VINITA SUPERINTENDENT KELLYGRIMMETT -- acknowledging thescary time for the smallOklahoma town -- in a statement."This was certainly a stressfultime for many members of ourcommunity and the coordinationbetween the school system andlocal law enforcement providedfor an orderly vetting of thethreat.EARLIER IN THE DAY - LOCALAUTHORITIES TOLD US ONE SUSPECTWAS IN CUSTODY.AND THEY WERE COMMUNICATING WITHA SECOND SUSPECT.BUT, THE CRAIG COUNTY SHERIFFCONFIRMS, NO ARRESTS WERE MADE.the investigation IS STILL ANONGOING.AND AS STUDENTS RETURN TO THECLASSROOM THIS MORNING AFTER AHECTIC START OF THE WEEK THINGSARE BUSINESS AS NORMAL today.COMING UP NEXT THOUGH, WE'LLHEAR FROM PARENTS, AND HOW

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