The North Pole Police Department responded to an active shooter near the 500 block of West Fifth Avenue about 11 a.m. on Thursday.
According to Lt. Jeromey Lindhag, North Pole police received several reports of shots being fired outside of an apartment complex in the area. When officers, along with Alaska State Troopers and the North Pole Fire Department, responded to the scene, they found that a juvenile male had fired three to four shots. No one was injured in the incident.
Lindhag said that the individual had apparently been going in and out of an apartment in the complex. He was inside the building when law enforcement arrived. Lindhag said when they knocked on the door, the suspect eventually cooperated with orders and surrendered himself. Lindhag said there is not yet a clear motive, but the individual is currently being interviewed.
Students were taken to nearby Lathrop High School, and parents were asked to fetch them.
Engineers are checking for structural inadequacies at the school, located at 1630 Gillam Way, according to Yumi McCulloch, director of public relations at the school district.
Parents were alerted of the problem shortly after 10 a.m. School for Hunter students was canceled for the remainder of the day.
âTeachers will touch base with students and families on Friday to assess needs and provide support,â Superintendent Karen Gaborik wrote in an email to Hunter families and school staff.
âThe safety of our students and staff is our highest priority,â she wrote in a separate email.
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