St. Louis County 911 receives calls in reference to school shootings, known as "swatting" calls
Mar 01, 2023 08:33AM ● By Content Editor
From the Saint Louis County Sheriff's Department - February 28, 2023
On Tuesday, February 28, the St Louis County Sheriff's Office 911 Division received several calls during the noon hour in reference to school shootings. The calls appear to have gone to several media outlets, as well as some police departments directly.
These calls were determined to be false in what has become known as “SWATTing”.
Though some of the calls have a 218 area code, they appear to have originated outside of the area.
There is no active threat.
On Tuesday, February 28, the St Louis County Sheriff's Office 911 Division received several calls during the noon hour in reference to school shootings. The calls appear to have gone to several media outlets, as well as some police departments directly.
These calls were determined to be false in what has become known as “SWATTing”.
Though some of the calls have a 218 area code, they appear to have originated outside of the area.
There is no active threat.
