Evanston residents urged to avoid park, school on lockdown as police investigate shooting

Evanston police are investigating a shooting that took place in a park in the northern suburb, urging residents to avoid the area as the response also put a nearby school on lockdown.

According to police, the shooting took place at Mason Park.

No one was injured, but Evanston Township High School was placed on a “precautionary soft lockdown” as a result.

Police asked residents to avoid the area.

“This is an active investigation,” the department wrote in an alert on social media.

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