Gunfire places south suburban Chicago school on lockdown during basketball game
RICHTON PARK, Ill. (CBS) -- Gunfire outside an elementary school in south suburban Richton Park forced students and parents to go on lockdown.
Around 5:55 p.m., Neil A. Armstrong Elementary School got a call from its principal about a shooting outside. The school was having an after-school basketball game at the time, according to Elementary School District 159.
The school was placed on lockdown.
School officials said police arrested the gunman and recovered a gun. The lockdown was lifted at 6:20 p.m.
No students, parents, or school employees were hurt, the district said.
The district did not say whether anyone at all was struck by the gunfire. Information from Richton Park police was not immediately available.
