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Garfield High School placed on lockdown after reports of man with gun on field

A high school in Seattle was placed on lockdown on Wednesday afternoon as police investigated reports of man with a gun seen nearby.

SEATTLE — On Wednesday afternoon at around 12:20 p.m., Seattle Public Schools advised that police were investigating reports of a man seen on a Garfield High School field with a gun.

Garfield High School was placed on lockdown. At around 12:30 p.m., the lockdown was lifted.

Washington Middle School sheltered in place -- as police investigated the reports of a man with a gun near Garfield High.

Seattle police said they responded to the report, but did not locate anything -- after an extensive search.

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