Police: Threat to Grove City College believed to be swatting incident
Grove City College’s Henry Buhl Library was evacuated and a shelter in place order was issued Sunday, Sept., 28, after a potential threat was reported to Grove City police.
At about 4 p.m., the department received a call reporting shots fired at the library, according to a Pennsylvania State Police release.
An investigation conducted by law enforcement found no evidence of an active shooter and no victims or witnesses claiming a shooter was ever present, according to the release.
State police believe the incident was a computer-generated swatting call.
State police are requesting anyone with information regarding the incident to contact state police by at 724-748-0044.
In a Facebook post Sunday night, Grove City police said a report of an individual with a gun in the vicinity of the library was received Sunday afternoon.
In accordance with college safety policies, the evacuation and shelter in place order were issued while police searched campus buildings and reviewed security footage.
According to police, “no evidence was found to confirm the report” of an individual carrying a gun.
As of 7:30 p.m., an all-clear for the campus had been issued.
State and borough police were assisted by Grove City College and Westminster campus safety, Mercer County C.I.R.T., and Mercer and Slippery Rock borough police departments.
According to police, “a number of swatting incidents” occurred in the region Sunday.
A similar post was issued on the college’s Facebook page Sunday evening.
