Newton High School locked down after report of possible person with gun

NEWTON, Kan. (KWCH) - Update Tuesday evening, April 11, 2022: Tuesday afternoon, Eyewitness News learned an object spotted by a student that prompted a lockdown at Newton High School was a splat gun, which is a battery-powered toy that shoots water beads. Police said students were moving the splat gun from one vehicle to another and never pointed it at anyone. Police said there was no active disturbance or danger and no one with a weapon ever entered the school.

Update: Newton police are investigating after students at Newton High School reported seeing two other students carrying an orange and white object that resembled a gun out of the automotive area to a vehicle in the parking lot. The two students then left in the vehicle, police said.

Police said the two students have been identified and no one with a gun ever entered the school. The school was placed on lockdown as a precaution. Currently, there is no active disturbance.

UPDATE: Police have spoken with the student. The object was a splat gun, a battery-powered toy that shoots water beads....
Posted by Newton, KS Police Department on Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Newton High School has been placed on lockdown due to the report of a suspicious person.

Newton Police tell Eyewitness News that a student reported seeing some suspicious outside of the school.

The school has been placed on lockdown as a precaution while officers investigate, but Harvey County dispatchers say police have the situation under control.