Lee's Summit North in mourning after student takes own life Friday morning

A student died Friday morning in an apparent suicide at Lee's Summit North High School, police said.Lee's Summit police were called to the school about 8 a.m. Students told officers that they heard what sounded like a single gunshot in a second-floor bathroom."It involves a single student that attempted to harm themselves," police said in a news release.The student was taken to a hospital and died, police said. Authorities identified her as Gamesha A. Thomas, 17. She was in her senior year.The school immediately went into lockdown.Students were dismissed at 9:15 a.m.Blue Springs High School tweeted that the football game at Lee's Summit North has been postponed until Saturday at 2 p.m. Get the latest news and weather updates in the KMBC 9 News app.

A student died Friday morning in an apparent suicide at Lee's Summit North High School, police said.

Lee's Summit police were called to the school about 8 a.m. Students told officers




that they heard what sounded like a single gunshot in a second-floor bathroom.

"It involves a single student that attempted to harm themselves," police said in a news release.



The student was taken to a hospital and died, police said. Authorities identified her as Gamesha A. Thomas, 17. She was in her senior year.

The school immediately went into lockdown.

Students were dismissed at 9:15 a.m.



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Line of parents/guardians picking up students at Lee's Summit N HS. Class dismissed after one student "harmed themselves" says LSPD pic.twitter.com/OybQpd1vIF — Martin Augustine (@MAugustineKMBC) September 29, 2017

Blue Springs High School tweeted that the football game at Lee's Summit North has been postponed until Saturday at 2 p.m.

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The football game at LSN is postponed until tomorrow at 2p.m. Please keep our Bronco family in your thoughts and prayers. #broncostrong — BSHS Wildcats (@WildcatsBSHS) September 29, 2017

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