KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Multiple law enforcement agencies received false calls regarding shootings, threats and students injured at Tennessee schools on Wednesday morning. None of those calls were true.
"The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is currently working with state and federal partners to determine the source of several hoax calls, placed to local law enforcement agencies, reporting an active shooter at several high schools in the state," the agency tweeted at 11:22 a.m.
The TBI said none of the reports have proven credible and there is no known immediate threat to public safety at this time.
They also specified that at least eight schools were impacted by the fake calls. Those schools are listed below.
- Central High School, Knoxville
- Jefferson County High School, Dandridge
- West High School, Morristown
- Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport
- Tennessee High School, Bristol
- Science Hill High School, Johnson City
- Rossview Elementary, Clarksville
- Brainerd High School, Chattanooga
The TBI also said they were working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Department of Safety to find the source of the hoax calls.
The Knoxville Police Department said officers responded to the false shooting call at 10:30 a.m. As a precaution, additional KPD officers responded to the school and determined that there was no shooting.
KPD believes the hoax call came from out of state.
Hamblen County Sheriff Chad Mullins said that the hoax calls were computer generated.
It's unclear who placed the calls.
This story is ongoing and we will update you as we learn more.