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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) - East High School was locked down Tuesday afternoon after a massive fight broke out and a gun was drawn.
RPD responded to multiple calls at approximately 3:05 p.m. indicating that a fight broke out with many people at East High School located at 1801 East Main Street.
Police say that a fight among several parties ensued on the front lawn of the school which then led to a male pulling a gun and hitting a student with it. The suspect with the gun fled the scene in a vehicle and was not inside the school. The gun was not fired. The school went into lockdown immediately.
East High School Superintendent Dr. Shaun Nelms said that a number of families showed up at the scene when school was let out and started to fight with students. It was at that point that a man pulled out a gun. The man was not a student of East High School.