Got a call from my wife. She teaches at the Lowell, IN high school and told me they are under "lockdown" until the sheriff says the kids can be released. Kids are not even allowed to leave the classroom to change class.
There is a short, vague, article on the internet from the local paper, but to sum it up, it says someone from WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS murdered someone there, the crossed the state line and entered southern LAKE COUNTY, IN (right where I live) and shot a rural resident (no indication if the shooting victim survived) and is presumed to be in the area of the town (5 miles east of my home).
Sheriff helicopters are overhead, sheriff cars are backing up local Lowell police, Indiana State Police are also on the perimeter (closest ISP post is 5 miles east of town). Looks to be a big deal.
TIMES ARTICLE => Lowell students on lockdown as police investigate shooting
There is a short, vague, article on the internet from the local paper, but to sum it up, it says someone from WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS murdered someone there, the crossed the state line and entered southern LAKE COUNTY, IN (right where I live) and shot a rural resident (no indication if the shooting victim survived) and is presumed to be in the area of the town (5 miles east of my home).
Sheriff helicopters are overhead, sheriff cars are backing up local Lowell police, Indiana State Police are also on the perimeter (closest ISP post is 5 miles east of town). Looks to be a big deal.
TIMES ARTICLE => Lowell students on lockdown as police investigate shooting