The school was put on lockdown sometime after noon. The lockdown was lifted in less than an hour, when police posted on Twitter that the suspect was in custody and there was “no further danger to students or public.”
Incident at West High is contained. One person in custody. No further danger to students or public. PIO in route to 300 N. 300 W. pic.twitter.com/MrNjMwoaJi
West High School is located at 200 N. 300 West, just north of downtown Salt Lake City. It has a student body of about 3,000.