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John Diemer, Indian Woods, SM South put on lockdown as law enforcement looks for suspects in KHP pursuit

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SM South was placed on lockdown in relation to the police search in the area.

School administrators placed John Diemer Elementary and Indian Woods Middle School on lockdown this morning as law enforcement look for suspects who fled on foot after being pursued by the Kansas Highway Patrol in a vehicle.

Building staff say the lockdown began before 8:30 a.m. this morning. District officials said the lockdown was related to a “community issue” and not directly tied to any threat to the schools.

Overland Park Police Department Public Information Officer John Lacy said the “suspects are out on foot in the area” after a pursuit involving KHP.

We’ll post additional details as they come in.

UPDATED 9:27 a.m.: John Diemer just got the all clear to remove the lockdown. Students and teachers had been confined to their classrooms for the past hour as police worked to located the suspect. Some teachers had been scheduled to administer MAP testing this morning, but delayed it because the kids were distracted by the lockdown.

Overland Park police announced on Twitter that a single suspect had been detained:

UDPATED 9:32 a.m.: District officials said SM South was placed on lockdown as well as Diemer and Indian Woods in relation to the incident.

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Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas, where he earned the Calder Pickett Award. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

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