Santa Clarita Deputies responds to school threat hoax

Sheriff's deputies searched a high school campus Friday after receiving reports of students suffering from gunshot wounds, which turned out to be false.
Sheriff's deputies searched a high school campus Friday after receiving reports of students suffering from gunshot wounds, which turned out to be false. Photo credit Getty Images

SANTA CLARITA (CNS)- Sheriff's deputies searched a high school campus Friday after receiving reports of students suffering from gunshot wounds, which turned out to be false.

The hoax was reported around 1:45 p.m., prompting sheriff's deputies from the Santa Clarita station to respond to Saugus High School, at 21900 Centurion Way.

A preliminary search revealed no evidence of a crime, nor credible threats attributed to four students sustaining gunshot wounds, sheriff's officials said. An investigating was ongoing.

Saugus High School was the scene of a mass shooting on Nov. 14, 2019, when a 16-year-old gunman shot five schoolmates, killing two, before killing himself.

Anyone with further details about the false threat is encouraged to contact the Santa Clarita sheriff's station at 661-260-4000. Anonymous callers can contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

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