WELL, MIKE, AUTHORITIES, POLICE WILL SURELY BE LISTENING CLOSELY TO THE HOAX. NO ONE CALLS IT RECEIVED HERE AT THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY 911 CENTER TODAY. AND THEY MAY ALSO BE LISTENING TO HOAX CALLS MADE TO OTHER SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY IN RECENT WEEKS. WE’VE OBTAINED AUDIO OF SOME OF THOSE CALLS TO OTHER STATES. THE OPEN FIRE ON THE STUDENTS TO GET INJURED NEXT TO A CLASSROOM. THAT WAS A HOAX CALL ABOUT A SHOOTING AT A SCHOOL IN OHIO LAST SEPTEMBER. SINCE THEN, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR CALLS IN THE CINCINNATI AREA. IOWA HAS HAD A RASH OF THESE CALLS IN RECENT WEEKS. HERE ARE OUR NUMBER ONE CALLS CONCERNING THREE SEPARATE IOWA SCHOOLS THAT ARE SHUT. ANOTHER STUDENT MUSHROOM, PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL AND ONE HIGH SCHOOL, FOUR SCHOOLS HAS BEEN SHUT IN THE. FIRST TWO DAYS IN THE VALUE OF THE GEORGIA HAS ALSO SEEN A RASH OF FAKE SCHOOL SHOOTING THREATS, INCLUDING THIS ONE IN BRUNSWICK. I WAS TEACHING THE BIOLOGY CLASS VICTIMS THE CLASSROOM TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AND THE VIOLENCE, NOT JUST AS WE SAW IN PITTSBURGH, THE CALLS IN OTHER STATES HAVE PUT PARENTS, STUDENTS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ON EDGE, AND THEY’VE ANGERED POLICE AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS. WHERE -- ME OFF? ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT A GAME. ALLEGHENY COUNTY SAYS THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO RELEASE THE 901 SWATTING. CALLS WERE MADE HERE, 911 CALLS IN GENERAL ARE NOT CONSIDERED PUBLIC RECORD IN PENNSYLVANIA. NOW, THE FBI’S SAYS THEY TAKE SWATTING CASES VERY SERIOUSLY BECAUSE THEY PUT INNOCENT PEOPLE AT RISK.
Multiple states hit with swatting calls about school shootings
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Updated: 8:54 PM EDT Mar 29, 2023
Hoax calls about school shootings have been occurring around the country in recent months.In many hoax cases, 911 audio reveals the caller sounds like the same person. The swatting calls also describe similar circumstances.In Iowa, calls at three separate schools all said students were shot in the bathroom.Several schools in the Cincinnati area have also gotten swatting calls.In one case, the caller said, "He opened fire on students and students got injured in the classroom."Georgia has also seen a rash of fake school shooting threats. In one of them, the caller said,"I was teaching in the biology class. The suspect came to the classroom. Shot seven students there in the biology class, second floor."Just as in Pittsburgh, the calls in other states have put parents, students and school employees on edge. And they've angered police and public officials."Well, it pisses me off, absolutely. The fact of the matter is, this is not a game," Savannah Mayor Van Johnson said.An FBI spokesperson in Pittsburgh released this statement:"FBI Pittsburgh is aware of the numerous swatting incidents wherein a report of an active shooter at a school is made. 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."
CINCINNATI — Hoax calls about school shootings have been occurring around the country in recent months.
In many hoax cases, 911 audio reveals the caller sounds like the same person. The swatting calls also describe similar circumstances.
In Iowa, calls at three separate schools all said students were shot in the bathroom.
Several schools in the Cincinnati area have also gotten swatting calls.
In one case, the caller said, "He opened fire on students and students got injured in the classroom."
Georgia has also seen a rash of fake school shooting threats. In one of them, the caller said,
"I was teaching in the biology class. The suspect came to the classroom. Shot seven students there in the biology class, second floor."
Just as in Pittsburgh, the calls in other states have put parents, students and school employees on edge. And they've angered police and public officials.
"Well, it pisses me off, absolutely. The fact of the matter is, this is not a game," Savannah Mayor Van Johnson said.
An FBI spokesperson in Pittsburgh released this statement:
"FBI Pittsburgh is aware of the numerous swatting incidents wherein a report of an active shooter at a school is made. 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."
