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Iowa School Shootings Turn Out to be Swatting Incidents

Swatting Incidents Cause Lockdowns in Mason City, Clear Lake, and Charles City

Iowa School Shootings Were False Alarms

Several schools in Iowa were put on lockdown on Tuesday after receiving reports of shootings. However, it turned out that the incidents were swatting calls, and there were no actual shootings. The Mason City Police Department confirmed that a call reporting a shooting at the MCHS was false, and schools across Iowa received similar calls. The Clear Lake Police Department and the Charles City Police Department also received swatting calls, causing the schools to go on lockdown.

Swatting is a dangerous prank where individuals make fake emergency calls to law enforcement agencies, usually involving a violent crime or hostage situation, in an attempt to get a SWAT team to show up at a specific location. This can result in innocent people being harmed, as well as wasting valuable police resources.

Swatting Incidents Cause Lockdowns in Mason City, Clear Lake, and Charles City

Fortunately, in this case, no one was injured, and the situation was resolved without incident. Police have referred the matter to state-level partners, and investigations are ongoing to determine who made the fake emergency calls.

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