The Spring Lake campus of Fayetteville Technical Community College went on a “code red” lockdown Monday morning following an unfounded report of an active shooter, the school said.
“It appears to be a false alarm. The police and campus security are on site and have not found anything to substantiate the call,” FTCC President Mark Sorrells told CityView via text at 10:47 a.m.
FTCC and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that a 911 call was made at 9:55 a.m. of an active shooter at the campus at 171 Laketree Blvd. in Spring Lake. Multiple law enforcement agencies and emergency responders went to the scene, their news release says.
FTCC posted an alert on its website. Later, FTCC updated its website to say an “all clear” had been issued. “All students, faculty, and staff may resume regular activities and operations,” it said.
“At this time, we have not identified a shooter, and no immediate evidence has been discovered to suggest the presence of an active shooter,” the news release says. “There is no evidence at this moment indicating an active shooter situation.”
The lockdown at FTCC follows lockdowns on Thursday at Fayetteville State University and at some of the Cumberland County Schools campuses. FSU said its lockdown stemmed from a bomb threat that later was reported as an active shooter threat, which turned out to be false.
The news release says the following agencies responded to the 911 call: Cape Fear Valley Emergency Medical Services, Cumberland County Emergency Services, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, the Fayetteville Fire Department, the Fayetteville Police Department, FTCC Public Safety, the Fort Bragg Fire Department, the Fort Bragg Military Civilian Police, the Harnett County Fire Department, Homeland Security Investigations, North Carolina Regional Response Team 3, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, the Spring Lake Police Department, and the Spring Lake Fire Department.
Senior reporter Paul Woolverton can be reached at pwoolverton@cityviewnc.com.
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