9:57 AM: We’re getting multiple reports that Chief Sealth International High School and Denny International Middle School are/have been in “shelter in place.” We’re checking with SPD; its Twitter call log classifies a call earlier this hour as “weapon”-related, but that only indicates what was reported, not necessarily what was found.
10:10 AM: And now (thanks again for the tips) we’re told the SIP has been lifted. Haven’t heard back yet from SPD or Seattle Public Schools but we just found the original dispatch audio – someone at CSIHS thought they saw someone with a gun possibly “trying to make entry to the school.”
10:18 AM: SPS spokesperson Tim Robinson tells WSB, “This involved a situation with one student at one of the schools. There was a false report regarding a possible weapon. It turned out to be nothing.”
10:45 AM: An SPD spokesperson also confirms, “We received a report of a suspicious person in the 2600 block of SW Thistle. Officers investigated and did not find any evidence of a crime.”
11:05 AM: SPD adds, “While police were unable to find any indication of a crime, officers will continue to have a presence in the area.”
SIDE NOTE: The two schools’ PTSAs were already planning a joint meeting for next week, 7 pm Tuesday (January 17th) at the Sealth library, with both principals scheduled to discuss the campus safety plan.
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