Bogus active school shooting reports known as ‘swatting’ erupt in 21 Illinois cities, including Chicago
SAT testing proceeded as scheduled after the false calls. Counseling and other support are available for students who voice any fears about the untrue but startling calls, Harris said.
The ISP Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center had no information concerning credible threats related to school safety, according to the statement, which urged public and private security staffers to “remain vigilant and report all suspicious behavior to local police agencies.” Rockford was also targeted. Earlier, police there tweeted that a large police presence was at East High School Wednesday morning investigating a report of a shooting that appeared to be false.
Large police presence at East High School for reports of a shooting. At this time, we are working on confirming details, but it looks to be a false report. We are clearing the building as we speak and further updates will be posted here.Laura Maher, a spokeswoman for the Rockford Police Department, later said, “at this time, we are working on confirming details, but it looks to be a false report.” Later, Rockford police tweeted that no shots were fired and there were no shooting victims.
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