No Gun Found In Westland HS Lockdown; Student Released To Parents

WESTLAND, MI — Police found no weapon after reports of a student with a gun inside Westland's John Glenn High School on Thursday, Westland Police said.

The rumors forced school officials and police to put the school on a security lockdown, in which the student was found without a gun, police said.

Police said they then searched the entire school and found no weapons.

The student was initially taken into police custody, but has since been released to his parents, while a weapons complaint investigation continues, police said.

Westland Police said the situation unfolded around noon when two students got into a fight. A rumor then spread that one of the students had a gun.

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No injuries were reported, and the Westland Police Chief Jeff Jedrusik assured the community that all students are safe when speaking toWWJ News.

"I just wanted to make sure that we could share that there was a report of a student who came to school with a gun," Jedrusik told WWJ News. "We were able to secure that student, and at this point in time we searched the building and the building is secure and the building is safe. So we're lifting the lockdown, and parents can be advised that there's no violence here and that school be dismissed at the normal time."