Michelis said no weapon was found, and all students and staff are safe. Kennedy High School immediately activated a lockdown and West Side Middle School activated a shelter-in-place due to the building’s proximity. It was reported to administration that the student from Wilby was in possession of a weapon. (WTNH) - A high school in Waterbury went into lockdown and a middle school sheltered-in-place after an outside student gained access to the high school.Īccording to Waterbury Public Schools’ Director of Communications Belen Michelis, a student at Kennedy High School allowed a student from Wibly High School access to their school building. Sometimes, an individual does it to single out someone specific, but the calls can also be done in waves as a trend to seemingly random targets.WATERBURY, Conn. "Swatting" is making a hoax call to law enforcement to deliberately cause a large police or SWAT team response. It appears to be the latest swatting case in the area. Similar reports surfaced Tuesday in Iowa. One at Olentangy High School in Lewis Center, Ohio near Columbus and one at Elder High School in Cincinnati. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau is investigating the incident.Īt least two other similar hoaxes were reported Tuesday in Ohio. "They were there within minutes of the call." "I appreciate the work of our first responders," Coventry Local School District Superintendent George Fisk said Tuesday. Marshals Fugitive Task Force and the New Franklin, Clinton, Lakemore, Green and Coventry fire departments.īy 2 p.m., most of the emergency response teams had left the area. No injuries were reported Tuesday after an apparent hoax caller told authorities that a man had just shot four students and barricaded himself inside Coventry High School.įirst responders from several neighboring communities responded to the scene, including the New Franklin Police Department, Ohio Division of Natural Resources, Ohio State Highway Patrol, U.S. "When they're putting stuff on to protect themselves, that tells me it's an active shooter," Falkenstein said. Anyone witnessing the scene, he said, would naturally conclude that a serious situation was unfolding. "She can hear the cops yelling downstairs," he said. He said his daughter told him police were going room to room to escort students to safety at outdoor bleachers. The 11th-grader's mom, Hennigin said, had heard of the threat and was upset.Īnother parent, Michael Falkenstein, said his wife called him at 1:07 p.m. Hennigin said she picks up her granddaughter two or three times a week. Nobody can get in, and nobody can get out.'" "She texted, saying 'they are in lockdown. Sue Hennigin of Springfield Township received a text from her 11th-grade granddaughter alerting her to the situation and letting her know that students were safely assembled together. The sheriff's office evacuated the school and looked for the alleged assailant in the school and surrounding premises, eventually determining the call was a hoax and reunifying students with their parents around 3:30 p.m.įearful students texted their families as authorities converged on the school. Tuesday from a person individual who claimed he was inside the high school and had just shot four students, giving his name before ending the call. The sheriff's office said that it received a call around 1 p.m.
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