Plano police responded to what the department described as a potential case of “swatting” at Collin College Thursday morning.
“For those of you on site, I know this was a scary and difficult situation,” Matkin said. “There is no shame in being afraid in these kinds of potentially horrific, life threatening events. I was afraid and I was in the parking lot. However, I find great comfort that this is something our Collin police and staff routinely train for a planned response.
The university said police found no evidence of an emergency and later determined “the call was placed by a scam number.” Authorities did not specify what kind of emergency was called in.“We want to commend our safety and security team for taking swift action in notifying the TXWES community and responding in a timely manner.”
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