FBI aware of false active shooter reports at schools in Kansas, Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo.  — The Federal Bureau of Investigation stated it is conscious of “swatting incidents” occurring in each Kansas and Missouri.

Based on a launch from the FBI, a swatting incident happens when a report of an lively shooter is made at a college.

On Thursday, the North Kansas Metropolis Excessive College went into lockdown after authorities acquired suggestions of a risk made in direction of the college.

In Topeka, police additionally investigated stories of an lively shooter on Thursday, however no credible risk was discovered.

A spokesperson for the FBI wouldn’t affirm if these two incidents had been aside of the swatting incidents it was made conscious of.

“Whereas now we have no data to point a particular and credible risk, we are going to proceed to work with our native, state, and federal regulation enforcement companions to collect, share, and act upon risk data because it involves our consideration,” the FBI stated in a press launch. “We urge the general public to stay vigilant, and report any and all suspicious exercise and/or people to regulation enforcement instantly.”

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