School shooting during fire drill debunked, Visalia Police say

VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A connection astir a expected schoolhouse shooting acceptable to instrumentality spot during a occurrence drill is simply a hoax and not genuine, the Visalia Police Department announced connected Thursday.

In a assemblage alert sent by officers, the connection reveals that galore calls person been received astir "alarming messages" circulating connected societal media astir a imaginable shooting during a occurrence drill.

The constabulary section wrote successful each superior letters, "THIS IS A HOAX," connected the adjacent enactment of the message, adding that some Visalia and Tulare Police officers are investigating the root of the threat.

Students and parents are encouraged not to stock the messages astir threats, but alternatively study them to Visalia Police.