MCPHERSON — McPherson Police officers detained an individual outside McPherson Middle School in connection with a welfare check.
At 10:20 am, on February 15, 2022, McPherson Police officers were dispatched to check on an individual experiencing a mental health crisis outside the McPherson Middle School. For the safety of Middle School and Washington Elementary School students and staff, the schools were put on a soft lock down.
Officers physically detained the subject outside the Middle School; and then the schools were released from the lock down, which lasted 10 to 15 minutes. Unfortunately, false information regarding a Taser or Tasers being used to subdue the subject are circulating through the rumor mill. Officers did not deploy a Taser during this incident.
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At approximately 10:40 a.m. Tuesday McPherson Middle School (MMS) was placed in a soft lock down due to a situation outside of the school building (involving a juvenile who was behaving irrationally).
This was not a McPherson Middle School related incident, but the Middle School was in a lock down to ensure school safety.
McPherson Police Department has responded to the situation and quickly brought the incident under control.
Parents were notified just before 11 a.m. that the lockdown had been lifted.