Feb 29, 2008 12:31 pm US/Eastern
Miami High School Locked Down After Reported Riot
MIAMI (CBS) ―
Miami police have called for police reinforcements at Miami Edison High School, after what preliminary reports are calling a "riot" broke out late Friday morning.
Reports from the scene show dozens of police cars outside the school. More than a dozen students have been taken into custody.
Chopper pictures from the scene show people who appear to be students being led away in handcuffs, and there were unconfirmed reports that shots had been fired at the school.
Officers in riot helmets could be seen outside the school, as police officers arrived in response to calls for police assistance.
Miami police spokesman Delrish Moss said his department received a call for emergency backup from the Miami-Dade school police.
Miami-Dade County schools have their own police force which patrols the schools, but can call in officers from other departments when serious problems occur.
Moss said 'several' arrests were made, and a small number of police officers received minor injuries in what was described as a large scale disturbance.
"Every contingency is being taken so nobody else gets hurt," Moss said.
CBS station WFOR-TV's chopper photographer Tony Jerez said he watched several stretchers taken into the school by City of Miami paramedics.
The high school has been placed on lockdown, which means students are being held in their classrooms and no student will be allowed to leave.
Parents are asked to be patient and not come to school in an attempt to take their child home.
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