DOUGLAS COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating multiple reports of hoax shooting calls at schools across Kansas Wednesday.
The Junction City Police Dispatch received a 911-call just after 8:30 am on Wednesday morning, the caller claimed there was an active threat at the Junction City High School. Dispatchers identified the call as a possible SWATing call and immediately dispatched officers to the school. Dispatchers also contacted USD 475 about the situation. Officers at the school and school officials quickly confirmed there was no active threat at any of the schools within the district.
Just after 8a.m., police in Manhattan received a single call of an active shooter at Manhattan West Campus, 2100 Poyntz Avenue. Dispatchers quickly identified the call as a potential swatting call and dispatched the police department's School Resource Officer who immediately found the information from the call to be false, according to a social media report from the Riley County Police Department.
A short time later, police responded to a hoax call about an active shooter at Free State High School, 4700 Overland Street in Lawrence, according to police spokesperson Laurie McCabe.
Although, the School Resource Officer inside the school immediately identified this as a swatting incident, police responded swiftly and involved all available officers in the area.
In addition, police received a single call of an active shooter at Highland Park High School, 2424 SE California Ave, Topeka, according to a social media report from Topeka Police.
Officers responded, cleared the school and surrounding area and determined there was no threat to the students, staff or the school. Police is looking into the false report of an active shooter,
At around 9:15a.m. Wednesday, the Garden City Police Communications Center received a call of an active shooter at Garden City High School, 2720 Buffalo Wy Blvd. in Garden City. Local law enforcement responded accordingly and cleared the school and surrounding area. This was a false call.
Officers in Wichita also responded to report of an active shooter at North High School, 1437 N Rochester Street in Wichita, according to Officer Chad Ditch. Police responded within minutes and quickly determined that the call was false.
There are no reports of injury at any of the schools as a result of the calls.