Local and state police had responded to a report of someone with a gun at St. John's Prep at about 2 p.m. Monday, and the sound of the gunshot 'elevated the situation,' police said.
A police officer accidentally fired their gun alone in the bathroom while investigating a report of a gunman at St. John's Prep in Danvers, prompting a beefed up law enforcement response to what turned out to be a hoax.
A hoax school shooting situation was made worse when a Massachusetts officer accidentally fired his gun while investigating. The shooting caused a heightened law enforcement response.
Local and state police had responded to a report of someone with a gun at St. John's Prep at about 2 p.m. Monday, and the sound of the gunshot 'elevated the situation,' police said.