Officials: Savannah High evacuated after reports of gunman on campus, other schools on lockdown - WJCL News Savannah

Watch unrecorded sum aboveUpdate 10:13 a.m.: School officials accidental determination was nary shooting astatine the school. Students are being reunited with parents.Update 10:09 a.m.: Brunswick High and Camden County High School person besides had reports of progressive shooter situations Wednesday morning. Both reports were shown to beryllium unfounded.Update 10:05 a.m.: School officials astatine the country accidental determination are nary casualties.Update 10 a.m.: Bulloch County Schools person issued the pursuing statement: "We are alert of the imaginable information situations successful Savannah this morning. Official reports are that this is simply a hoax; however, we volition stay vigilant, travel information protocols, and support successful interaction with instrumentality enforcement arsenic we proceed a mean schoolhouse day."Update 9:54 a.m.: Savannah Mayor Van Johnson has issued the pursuing statement:"I person been advised that exigency responders are connected tract and searching Savannah High School and the Savannah Early College this greeting successful effect to unconfirmed reports of a gunman successful the country of the campus. A lockdown was initiated astatine the school. Emergency responders are evacuating students to a harmless unification constituent portion the hunt continues. Despite societal media rumors, determination is nary accusation astatine this clip to corroborate that the reports are accurate; however, a afloat effect to the imaginable menace is taking spot for the information of each occupants. Parents volition beryllium provided accusation arsenic to reunification process with students erstwhile the each wide is given.The Savannah Police Department and #TeamSavannah basal acceptable to assistance SCCPSS wherever needed."Update 9:50 a.m.: Savannah-Chatham County Schools person issued the pursuing statement:"Emergency responders are connected tract and searching Savannah High School and the Savannah Early College this greeting successful effect to unconfirmed reports of a gunman successful the country of the campus. A lockdown was initiated astatine the school. Emergency responders are evacuating students to a harmless unification constituent portion the hunt continues. There is nary accusation astatine this clip to corroborate that the reports are accurate; however, a afloat effect to the imaginable menace is taking spot for the information of each occupants. Parents volition beryllium provided accusation arsenic to reunification process with students erstwhile the each wide is given."Update 9:42 a.m.: Effingham County Schools person issued a connection pursuing the incidental astatine Savannah High."Good greeting EMS Families! We are alert of a imaginable shooter astatine Savannah High School. We are going to instrumentality further steps contiguous to spell to a Level 2 lockdown to guarantee we support our students and unit safe.Level 2 lockdowns necessitate america to beryllium astatine mean procedures with restricted question extracurricular of the classroom. All students/staff are required to enactment successful their classrooms." Update 9:34 a.m.: Savannah Police, Georgia State Patrol, Thunderbolt Police and national authorities are among the galore agencies responding.Update 9:18 a.m.: Video from the country has been added above.Initial report: A dense constabulary beingness is being reported astatine Savannah High School.Multiple agencies and dozens of officers are responding with lights and sirens activated.Nearby streets person been closed.Additional details are scarce astatine this time. WJCL has a unit en route. Check backmost for updates we we larn more.TRENDING STORIESFBI confirms remains recovered successful Savannah landfill beryllium to missing toddler Quinton SimonShowers, thunderstorms get Wednesday. The updated timing for your neighborhoodIs Harris Teeter inactive coming to Lady's Island? Construction stalls, 'coming soon' signs gone