Kansas
As many as 8 Kansas high schools report receiving swatting hoax calls Wednesday morning
UPDATE, 11:20 a.m. | The Salina College District in central Kansas additionally experiences receiving the hoax name Wednesday, marking the ninth district within the state to cope with the problem.
A spokesperson with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation mentioned the company is working to native and federal companies in investigating the threats.
“We’re reviewing related info with our companions in an try to determine these accountable,” KBI spokesperson Melissa Underwood mentioned.
EARLIER | Companies throughout Kansas are investigating at the very least eight false experiences of “swatting incidents” at Kansas excessive colleges.
A swatting incident happens when a report of an energetic shooter is made at a college.
Police in Lawrence, Kansas, are investigating a hoax name this morning at Lawrence Free State Excessive College.
A Lawrence Police spokesperson mentioned officers responded to the highschool round 8:30 a.m. on a reported energetic shooter.
A faculty useful resource officer on the faculty knowledgeable responding officers there was no risk.
Police are investigating the circumstances of the hoax.
The Topeka Police Division reported the same hoax name at 8:15 a.m. this morning at Highland Park Excessive College.
At round 8:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, dispatch obtained a single name of an energetic shooter at Highland Park Excessive College. The Topeka Police Division and native regulation enforcement responded accordingly, and cleared the varsity and surrounding space. (1/2)
— Topeka Police Division (@Topeka_Police) March 1, 2023
Additional west, Riley County, Kansas, Police reported receiving an energetic shooter name at 8:30 a.m. to Manhattan Excessive College.
At round 8:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, we obtained a single name on our Administrative line of an energetic shooter at @MHSusd383 West Campus. Dispatchers shortly recognized the decision as a possible swatting name and dispatched our College Useful resource Officer who instantly discovered the… https://t.co/ZqwvOS5m2M pic.twitter.com/I4yW05Kcvp
— RCPD (@RileyCountyPD) March 1, 2023
Police in Wichita reported receiving the same risk this morning at North Excessive College. Police say they responded inside minutes and decided the decision was false.
Wichita! We obtained a report this morning of an energetic shooter at North Excessive.
Officers responded inside minutes and shortly decided that the decision was false.
— Wichita Police (@WichitaPolice) March 1, 2023
College districts in Junction Metropolis, Backyard Metropolis, Russell and El Dorado additionally reported swatting incidents Wednesday morning.
That is the second prevalence of swatting in Kansas within the present faculty yr. In September 2022, the FBI was conscious that there have been swatting incidents taking place at a number of colleges round each Kansas and Missouri colleges.
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