RICHMOND, Indiana — A 911 dispatcher told Dennis Intermediate teachers and staff who called 911 during a school shooting to stay on lockdown, according to 911 calls released today.
A teacher in a second-floor classroom called 911 to report gunfire, reporting she had 13 students in the classroom with her.
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“We have one juvenile there with a gun, okay,” the dispatcher says. “But we do have several officers there with you guys.”
The 911 calls were made the morning of Dec. 13 when 14-year-old Brandon Clegg fired at a door to get inside the school. The school already was locked down after Clegg’s mother called 911 to report a potential violent act.
Once Clegg was inside, Principal Nicole Vandervort called 911 and used school security cameras to lead law enforcement to the armed teen.
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For the first time, 911 recordings have been released following a public records request by News Center 7.
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“I want you to keep that door locked,” the dispatcher said to the teacher. “You stay down. You stay low.”
A dispatcher received word that the suspect was down while on the phone with another teacher.
While the teacher is answering a question, the dispatcher can be heard speaking to police and asks “You got him?”
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“I do have confirmation that the suspect is down,” the dispatcher says to the teacher. “Stay in your room until law enforcement comes to clear the school, OK?”
Clegg died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a shootout with police. No one else was injured.
Indiana State Police said lives were saved by past training for active shooter scenarios. ISP train at least once a year on handling active shooters, and the same training is used by Richmond police and Wayne County authorities.
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