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UPDATE: 1 Man Suffers Gunshot Wounds; Incident Leads to Lockdown of Bolingbrook Schools

Police report shooting "not related" to the schools and the word from a district official is that children were never in any danger.

Because of a shooting in the area, Bolingbrook High School was placed on a "hard lockdown" for a period of about 10 minutes on Thursday after student dismissal.

And four other Bolingbrook schools—Jane Addams, Brooks, Oak View and Independence—were placed on soft lockdowns, according to Valley View School District 365U Director of Community Relations Larry Randa.

Residents were notified via the school district's ParentLink alert system.

"The lockdowns lasted for about 10 minutes but are now over," the alert said. "Your children were never in danger. This was done as a safety precaution."

Bolingbrook Police Lt. Mike Rompa said the shooting was "not related to the school but precautionary measures (were) taken."

He said Bolingbrook police received a 9-1-1 call in reference to shots fired in the area of Kingsbrooke Court and Kingsbrooke Crossing at 1:58 p.m. Thursday.

"Officers responded to the area and were advised two male, black subjects were observed shooting at the end of the court," Rompa said.

He said officers reported one subject fled the area in a silver or white four-door Chevrolet. Another—identified only as a male victim—was injured at the scene.

"The male victim was located and it was learned the victim and the offenders are known to each other," Rompa said. "He is being treated for a gunshot wound to his midsection."

Rompa said the incident remains under investigation. No other details are available at this time.


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