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McDowell High School: No active shooting [Video]

MCDOWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THERE IS NO ACTIVE THREAT HERE AT MCDOWELL HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THE SCENE IS STILL ACTIVE. AFTER POLICE GOT AN ANONYMOUS TIP THAT THERE COULD BE A POSSIBLE ACTIVE SHOOTER. MCDOWELL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SAYS THE CALL CAME IN AT 8:11 A.M. THIS MORNING. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED. AFTER A THOROUGH SEARCH OF THE BUILDING, THEY FOUND NO VICTIMS. THERE WERE ALSO NO REPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED, AND THERE IS CURRENTLY NO CONFIRMED THREAT TO STUDENTS OR STAFF. IT PUTS A LOT OF FEAR IN PARENTS, PUTS A LOT OF FEAR IN KIDS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE DON’T WANT THAT. AND SO WE’RE GOING TO BE ACTIVELY PURSUING AND WORKING THAT SIDE OF IT TO SEE WHERE THAT CALL CAME FROM. AS A PRECAUTION, SCHOOLS LET OUT AT BOTH THE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. AT 10 A.M. …

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