SLED And FBI Investigating Fake School Active Shooter Calls
SLED and the FBI are investigating a number of fake active shooter calls that were made about schools on Wednesday in South Carolina.
The calls to 911 were made to various local police and sheriff’s departments around the state including Greenville, Anderson, Greenwood, Richland, and Hampton.
The FBI released the following statement Wednesday afternoon:
“The FBI is aware of the numerous swatting incidents wherein a report of an active shooter at a school is made. Similar incidents have occurred recently across the country. The FBI takes swatting very seriously because it puts innocent people at risk. While we have no information to indicate a specific and credible threat, we will continue to work with our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to gather, share, and act upon threat information as it comes to our attention. We urge the public to remain vigilant, and report any and all suspicious activity and/or individuals to law enforcement immediately.”
Local law enforcement promptly responded and verified there was no active shooting or threat.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson also released the following statement:
“Active shooter situations are taken extremely serious by law enforcement. False claims aren’t a joke and prosecutors across the state will not treat them as jokes. I am disgusted by the recent numerous reports of false active shooter situations at South Carolina schools.”
Related: Columbia County News
