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Report Of Gunshots Places Antioch School On Lockdown

ANTIOCH (CBS SF) - A high school in Antioch was placed on lockdown Friday afternoon after a report of shots fired nearby, a school official said.

Antioch High School, located at 700 W. 18th St., was locked down around 2 p.m. because of the report, school administrative assistant Jill Wibbenhorst.

Most of the students and faculty had already left campus because Friday was a minimum day for the school, Wibbenhorst said.

She said at 2:15 p.m. that police were combing the campus to look for the possible gunman.

Antioch police were not immediately available to provide more details about the incident.

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