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BREAKING NEWS: Man reportedly fires shot at Platte Canyon High School, U.S. 285 closed
Platte Canyon High School was in lockdown and U.S. 285 was blocked to through traffic on Wednesday after radio dispatch reports starting at about 11:45 a.m. indicated that an adult male had fired a shot in a high school second-floor classroom after a teacher had refused to do what he asked. Jan Howard, assistant to school district superintendent Jim Walpole, stated that the high school, and possibly the middle school, was in lockdown mode, meaning no one could enter or leave the building except for authorized personnel. The dispatcher described a situation in which the male had a "black squarish looking gun and fired one shot when the teacher refused to do what he asked." At 11:50 a.m., the dispatcher said that the teacher had left the room five minutes before, but that students were still in the room with the man. Howard could not confirm whether a shot had been fired. Flume reporter Cate Malek, who was at the scene, could not reach anyone there who could comment on the situation. She confirmed that U.S. 285 is blocked between the administration building and Fitzsimmons Middle School, which are 3.6 miles west of downtown Bailey.

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