Police Investigate False Reports Of Active Shooters At Florida Colleges

Police spent the morning responding to active shooter calls at multiple South Florida college campuses.

The Florida International University Police Department says officers evacuated a building and conducted a “methodical search,” before giving the all clear, saying there is no danger on campus and the calls appear to be false.

West Palm Beach Police investigated a similar call at Palm Beach Atlantic University and call that a hoax.

Also, emails sent to workers near Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton referenced reports of a possible active shooter in the area and Indian River State College says all of its campuses are safe after receiving a call about an active shooter at its Fort Pierce campus.

Law enforcement refer to these types of false reports as “swatting,” with the callers attempting to get a large police presence at a specific location.

An investigation is…