Collin College, Texas Wesleyan hit by apparent 'hoax' active shooter reports
PLANO (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Police say two North Texas schools were targeted by false active shooter reports on Thursday morning.
Plano police say they received a "hoax" 911 call reporting a mass shooting around 9:45 a.m. A large police presence was seen on campus shortly after as police searched for a possible suspect.
Police say they quickly confirmed there were no injuries and that the call was false. Collin College said, the "all clear" was issued around 11 a.m., and classes will resume at 1 p.m.
— Collin College (@collincollege) April 13, 2023
Collin College wasn't the only campus to experience a false call about an active threat on Thursday morning. A shelter-in-place order was issued at Texas Wesleyan in Fort Worth.
According to tweets from Texas Wesleyan, Fort Worth police responded to the campus to investigate the call, but it was later determined to be a false call.
Earlier this morning, an Emergency Alert was sent out to the TXWES community to shelter-in-place. FWPD quickly responded to campus and started clearing buildings and found no evidence of an emergency. Further investigation found the call was placed by a scam number.
— Texas Wesleyan (@TexasWesleyan) April 13, 2023
Similar scenarios played out at colleges and other institutions across Texas:
Texas Wesleyan in Fort Worth
Galen College of Nursing in San Antonio, as reported by CBS affiliate KENS5
Del Mar College Heritage Campus in Corpus Christi
Tyler Junior College, as reported by CBS affiliate KYTX
A building in Round Rock
This is a developing story.