Report of active shooter at East High School proven false, police say

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City police responded to East High School on Thursday after a report of an active shooter. It was quickly found to be a false report, police said.

Yaier Javaid with Salt Lake police said the call was received at 11:05 a.m. The school went on lockdown, and officers responded in minutes, “if not seconds,” he said. Officers were quickly able to see there were no injuries and no gun found on campus.

A preliminary investigation found that a parent had called 911 after getting second-hand information from their child about a gun being pointed at them off-campus.

Javaid said there was a student resource officer at the scene when the call was made, and the officer was able to confirm there was no shooting at the school prior to the report.