A college in Plano was one of the victims of a 'swatting' spree across Texas today.
“Swatting” is a call made to an emergency response agency reporting a non-existent emergency. The goal is to have law enforcement personnel dispatched.
No injuries have been reported from Collin College. Heather Bowdem, public information officer of the Plano Police Department, sent an email to media outlets with more details. “Please be advised that we had a HOAX call come into our 9-1-1 center at approximately 9:45 am that a mass shooting had occurred at Collin College Plano campus,” she wrote.
As of 12:15 p.m. Thursday, six other Texas schools have reportedly been subjected to swatting. Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Baylor University in Waco, Texas A&M University in College Station, Galen College of Nursing in San Antonio, Del Mar College in Corpus Christi and Tyler Junior College have also each been given the “all clear” from their respective police departments following reports of shooters on their campuses.
According to multiple reports, authorities believe that the same caller is responsible for each of the hoax calls Thursday., it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas, and we'd like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism.
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