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MIDVALE — Hillcrest High School, Union Middle School and Crescent Elementary School were all placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after police responded to reports of shots fired near the high school's gymnasium.

The Unified Police Department responded to the call at around 10 a.m. and said that no one who was in or near the Hillcrest gymnasium Wednesday morning heard or saw any gunshots, but because a call was placed to police dispatchers reporting shots, the schools were locked down as a precaution.

"Because of the reports, the police are doing a full sweep of the school. They want to clear all areas of the school where there possibly could be someone armed within the school," said Jeff Haney, spokesman for the Canyons School District.

After ruling out reports of threatened violence, police have since lifted the lockdown on all the schools in Canyon School District, as well as the shelter-in-place order for Midvale Middle, East Midvale, Midvalley, Jordan Valley and Midvale Elementary School.

All students and staff at Hillcrest are in safe locations, Haney said.

Hillcrest High is located at 7350 S. 900 East in Midvale. Union Middle School is at 615 E. 8000 South in Sandy. Crescent Elementary School is at 11100 S. 230 East.

More information will be released as it is received.

Contributing: McKenzie Romero

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