CENTRAL LOUISIANA, La. (KALB) - According to Louisiana State Police, there were false calls reporting a possible shooter at both Leesville High School and DeRidder High School Thursday morning.
KALB confirmed with LSP and the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office that the reports are a hoax. State troopers cleared both schools and shared that the shooting claims appear to have come from a robocall.
LSP added that troopers have been placed at the schools to monitor the situation as a precaution.
The Vernon Parish School Board released a statement on the hoax:
“After thorough investigation by local law enforcement, it has been determined that no Vernon Parish school was ever at risk. The threat to Leesville High School was part of a hoax that was sent to schools nationwide in the form of a robocall. All Vernon Parish schools have been released from lockdown and are on a regular schedule.”
Vernon Parish School Board
This comes less than a week after a similar false report at Bolton High School, where officials also discovered that several other law enforcement agencies around the country received similar calls. Investigators learned that the calls originated from a country in Africa, but it’s not known if the latest calls came from the same source.
These false reports are under investigation.
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