Authorities say that there have been an increased number of false reports of active shooters at Minnesota schools. They are calling these "swatting" incidents.
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There have been reports of these happening in Mankato, Austin, St Paul, and Rochester, where Olmsted County Sheriff Kevin Torgeson called it an intense and unfortunate situation.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) says it is aware of "multiple swatting incidents involving active shooter events or mass casualties at schools across Minnesota."
Local law enforcement is responding to these reports, but no incidents have turned out to be real, the BCA said.
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