Active shooter calls received by schools Wednesday around Western Pennsylvania were deemed a hoax by investigators. Police descended upon Oakland Wednesday mo
In light of recent scares caused by threats of school shootings, mental health experts encourage adults to continue checking in with children and youth, and to reach out to schools if their children need support.
How dare you? This short sentence — equal parts earnest question, alarmed utterance and angry interjection — is directed at the person or persons, organization or movement behind computer-generated “swatting” calls made Wednesday reporting active shooter situations. Allegheny County 911 received calls about Central Catholic and Oakland Catholic. Both schools
Panic, confusion and then relief spread across the region Wednesday morning after two Pittsburgh Catholic schools received what investigators deemed were hoax active shooter threats that prompted evacuations, lockdowns and large responses from police. Families raced to Oakland Catholic and Central Catholic high schools as the news unfolded, but soon
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