Granite Bay High School in Granite Bay, Calif., was placed on lockdown Tuesday due to threats of a school shooting. Among them, an officer was involved in a collision while handling the situation. This resulted in a lot of chaos around the 1 Grizzly Way area.
“Deputy involved in major collision near Sierra College and Douglas – avoid the entire area now!” one local group release on Facebook.
Now, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office has responded to the situation, providing an update.
Granite Bay school lockdown update
Sheriff’s Office, in a statementsaid: “At 12:15 this afternoon, Granite Bay High School received a shooting threat on campus. The school was immediately placed on lockdown. Placer County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers were on campus at the time and immediately began working to ensure the safety of everyone on campus and that there was no active shooter.”
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They added: “Additional deputies responded quickly. There was a heavy law enforcement presence on campus and in the area. We also recommended surrounding school lockdowns as a precautionary measure.”
The authorities have yet to give a clear answer. They also provided an update on the incident.
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The statement added, “While responding to a reported threat, a Placer County deputy was involved in a traffic accident. The deputy was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will handle the accident investigation.”
The CHP has not released a statement on the crash.
Local online news pages reported a “harsh law enforcement response” and “air support spending.”
Granite Bay High School shooter threat: Reaction
However, the latest police response has caused concern among many. One person wrote: “My child reported a shooting on campus. Police need to take immediate action.”
Another added: “Right now, California and other places need to have a law that requires at least one or two officers on every campus. That’s crazy.” Another said: “Praying for all the Grizzlies and LEO teams. Hope they find out who made the threat and crack down on them.”
One person shared an update, saying, “My husband works there, just saying they are still on lockdown.” Another added, “Listed on the scanner radio app. The kids are safe. There is no activity at the moment except police on campus.”
