Indiana high school sectional game postponed due to shooting threat

TELL CITY, Ind. (WISH) — Officers say a possible faculty capturing menace postponed a highschool sectional boys basketball sport.

Crawford County and Forest Park excessive faculties’ groups have been scheduled to play at Inform Metropolis Junior-Senior Excessive Faculty on Tuesday evening.

Inform Metropolis Police Division says a third-party name from a legislation enforcement official in Illinois reported restricted details about a attainable faculty capturing. The official mentioned a male claiming to be in Inform Metropolis known as with nonspecific particulars a few faculty capturing.

Inform Metropolis police detectives discovered the male and decided no credible info existed to substantiate the menace. Nevertheless, police say, the sport was evacuated earlier than it began as a result of menace. Officers then checked out the constructing and gave the all-clear.

The sport was rescheduled for six:30 p.m. Wednesday. Anybody with a ticket to Tuesday evening’s sport can even be allowed in to Wednesday evening’s sport. Inform Metropolis-Troy Township officers say there will likely be an additional legislation enforcement presence.

Within the first sport of Tuesday’s Class 2A Sectional 48 doubleheader at Inform Metropolis, North Posey upset South Spencer 58-56.