In Colorado, swatting closed the Denver Public Library in September and forced lockdowns at Denver’s East High School, Alamosa High School the Montrose School District and in Colorado Springs.Įxperts anticipate such fake calls to keep hammering public places, notably schools.ĭr. Swatting incidents across the country surged in the last few months. "Investigating hoax threats drains law enforcement resources and diverts officers from responding to an actual crisis." "It is important to note that law enforcement will use all available resources to investigate a threat until we determine whether it is real or not," an FBI spokesperson said. “It’s the second time this has happened this school year." “It’s pretty scary, it’s got to be spooky for the kids,” Anderson said. Law enforcement from the Alamosa Police Department, Alamosa Sheriff’s Office and Adams State University responded to the call and “were there in a minute,” Anderson said. “We came to the conclusion pretty quickly that it was a hoax, but we can’t ignore it,” Anderson said. Officials do not know yet if the calls came from the same person or origin, Herold said, but they seem to have been systematic.Īlamosa Police Department got a call from a male person at 8:24 a.m., telling them that someone was walking into Ortega Middle School with an AR-style rifle, Alamosa Police Chief Ken Anderson said.
There are also resources at the reunification center for the students, Boulder Police Deputy Chief Stephen Redfearn added. “We recognize the news coverage of this and being in school can be traumatic, especially given everything this city has gone through,” Barber said. The district trauma team was also activated to support students and other community, Barber said. “It’s the worst fear that most parents and most students have.” “This is a horrific situation,” Barber said. Some students were already at the school for before-school activities, such as athletics, Barber said.Ībout 200 students - out of 2,025 total - were evacuated from the school Wednesday morning, Barber said, adding students were brought to CU Boulder’s Mackie Auditorium for reunification with family members. Information was immediately sent to parents and staff, Barber said.īoulder High was on a delayed start Wednesday morning and was scheduled to open at 9:35 a.m. “This is the scariest kind of 911 call you can get, especially when you look across the country and see how many of these shootings are occurring.”īoulder Valley School District spokesperson Randy Barber said law enforcement responded quickly and professionally, and Boulder High School followed protocol, putting the school on lockdown. “It’s a long process, but we did it right and I’m proud of our response from all of our partners and Boulder Police Department,” Herold said. There were no injuries and everyone is safe and out of the school, Herold said. Officers arrived on campus within three minutes, clearing the school and bringing in K-9 teams to check for possible bombs, said Herold, Boulder's police chief.
There is no evidence that the caller was ever on campus nor that there were any shots fired in the school. The Secure at Brighton High School has been lifted.Ībout 9 a.m., Boulder officers asked residents to "avoid the area" of Arapahoe Avenue and 17th Street - just two blocks from the site of an active shooter situation with shots fired in, and near, the Millennial hotel on Monday off 28th and Arapahoe. In the case of Boulder High School, the police Police ordered residents and businesses in the area to shelter in place after an unconfirmed report of an active shooter.Īt the same time, Brighton Police reported via Twitter that "there is a large police presence at Brighton High School after dispatch received a threatening call from an unknown person."īrighton Police Officers have found NO credible threat to students or the surrounding community. The fake calls came on the heels of a school shooting near Denver's East High School last week, prompting students Tuesday to urge Denver City Council members to restore school resource officers to Denver Public Schools, which ended its contract with the Denver Police Department in June 2020. The Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management said it is also monitoring the incidents. "The FBI works closely with its law enforcement partners by providing resources and guidance in these investigations and can recommend cases for federal prosecution. "FBI Denver is aware of numerous threats made today to a variety of organizations and institutions across Colorado," the agency said. The FBI in Denver said it is aware of the situation.
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