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CLAREMONT, Calif. () — A shelter in place order was lifted at Claremont McKenna College after a report of a possible shooter on the campus was determined to be a swatting call, officials said.
An unidentified caller to the Claremont Police Department around 4:45 p.m. Thursday said they were inside a restroom on campus holding a victim as a hostage and threatening to harm them, police said.
Police stated that the caller also alleged they had a bomb and were going to begin walking around campus with a rifle and shoot anyone within range.
Officers from the Claremont, La Verne, Ontario and Upland police departments arrived at the campus to investigate the call.
An alert was also sent to the campus community, urging people to stay away from the area. Footage from AIR7 showed an armored vehicle and several police cruisers at the scene.
By 7:30 p.m., however, the campus announced a shelter in place had been lifted and that police determined there was “no active threat.”
Claremont police later said no weapon, victim or signs of an active shooter were found during its investigation.
“Extensive resources were used in response to the call for service, which was later determined to be a false report or ‘swatting call,'” police said.
The incident comes a day after a report of an armed individual at a Loma Linda hospital led to a massive law enforcement response, however, the situation was later determined to be a hoax.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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