WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, Aug. 28, 2023 (Gephardt Daily) — Reports of shots fired in a West Valley City neighborhood led to lockout protocols at two schools Monday afternoon.
Police are investigating reports of gunshots fired about 1 p.m. in a neighborhood west of Hillside Elementary School, 4283 South 6000 West, West Valley City police spokesperson Roxeanne Vainuku told Gephardt Daily.
Officers found some shell casings in the area, but no victims or suspects were located, Vainuku said.
Ben Horsley, spokesman for the Granite School District, said the lockouts were imposed as a precaution during the police investigation.
Hunter High School also was locked down during the investigation “out of an abundance of caution,” Vainuku said.
“We do not have any threat associated with the high school,” she said.
Lockout and lockdown protocols at the schools were lifted about 2 p.m., a little more than an hour they were imposed.
Gephardt Daily will update this story as more information becomes available.
