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MaynardWaltrip t1_je57631 wrote

POSSIBLE active shooter situation at Central Catholic. NOT CONFIRMED.

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pghbdw t1_je5eh4n wrote

Hoax going on across the state

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midnight_meadow t1_je58qyy wrote

My nephew goes to school in Fayette county and they were on lockdown for a false alarm shooting this morning. My sister was just alerted that there have been calls like this nationwide today.

Edit: more schools https://www.wtaj.com/news/local-news/police-swarm-multiple-local-schools-after-reports-of-shootings-believed-to-be-hoax/

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blp9 t1_je5a8oy wrote

>However, the calls are believed to be computer generated swatting calls

Holy fuck, they were robo-calls?

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RuinLoes t1_je5cbq7 wrote

Hopefully, but please don't spread guesses before there is real info on the situation.

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midnight_meadow t1_je5ed0d wrote

I never spread guesses. I posted reports of this happening at other schools in the region this morning. My nephews school is reporting to parents that this is a nationwide issue today and not an isolated incident. I hope the situation at CC is as well.

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RuinLoes t1_je5eji7 wrote

That is the definitok of a guess. You had absolutey no relevant info.

Thanksfully it truns out it was a hoax

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midnight_meadow t1_je5fbqt wrote

Laurel highlands, central catholic, holidaysburg, Altoona, hopewell. These schools all had shooter reports today. News is reporting it as nationwide robocall hoax.

I never said any were hoaxes. I came in initially saying a similar situation was happening at my nephews school an hour outside the city at the same time and found other schools in the area were as well.

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RuinLoes t1_je5j8vq wrote

Whats with the petty bullshit in this thread....

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malepitt t1_je57ac2 wrote

Pitt just activated the ENS alert

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zahm2000 t1_je58t0u wrote

So did CMU - "URGENT CMU Alert: There is a large police presence at Central Catholic High School, next door to CMU residential buildings. Please avoid the area.

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Lord_No_Zoo t1_je5gvtl wrote

Update: Pitt has ended its lockdown, students are able to leave buildings now. It seems it was indeed a hoax, or series of hoaxes across the state

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imlostifitpops t1_je57avd wrote

Pitt just sent out emergent alert for a ‘critical incident’ at Central Catholic and to avoid the area

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djn24 t1_je5880w wrote

We're in lockdown in my building at Pitt.

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Perplexed-Owl t1_je57qhh wrote

That’s about 3 blocks from me. Sirens everywhere, and I can hear the helicopter

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4000Tacos t1_je5apqp wrote

I believe there also a call to Hopewell in Beaver County.

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JasperSnowe t1_je5b47r wrote

My neighbor just told me the same, she lives in the area and has been hearing a bunch of sirens

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antalszerb t1_je59kdj wrote

i'm with my partner at Magee for a doctors appointment and it's been nothing but sirens for the last half hour.

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testingdoobos123 t1_je5cvft wrote

Carlow university just said no active shooter 11.08am

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Ok-Ad-5404 t1_je5esgb wrote

I’ve been listening to the scanner all morning. A Central Catholic student called UPMC Police who then called regular Police stating that there were “6 people shot in a second floor bathroom.”

Police responded and found no active shooter or victims, however they are locking down and evacuating as a precaution.

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[deleted] t1_je5f161 wrote

People are calling in fake threats all across the state.

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being so nervous. I have an eight year old nephew in school right now. I can't concentrate on anything but the news

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djn24 t1_je5al5v wrote

Just got an email from the vice dean of the Pitt school I work in that there has been a confirmed shooter. I don't know if I trust that yet.

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krazy_kat_lady t1_je5c09u wrote

Same- email from 10 minutes ago that says confirmed shooting at central catholic, shooter at large.

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djn24 t1_je5ctb6 wrote

I think that was bad information, and I don't know why she wrote that.

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krazy_kat_lady t1_je5dk2k wrote

Yeah I'm also not seeing that confirmed anywhere else. Not a great email to send out to the entire department without reliable information!!

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djn24 t1_je5dvwx wrote

I think it was really problematic that they sent that out. Official communication like that should be very careful about what they write.

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skananza217 t1_je5gfe7 wrote

Yeah that was definitely a problematic email. Just got the all clear email and that classes are cancelled for the remainder of the day. This shit is wild... and depressing.

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RedditMemesSuck t1_je5dup0 wrote

It’s a whole thing affecting west PA counties, after a shooting of some kind asshole kids, foreigners, or adults will call in a hoax shooting just to rile people and police up or to skip school

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