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coolsandy

(479 posts) Tue Oct 17, 2017, 01:11 PM Oct 2017

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Active shooter at Howard University in DC

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Active shooter at Howard University in DC (Original Post) coolsandy Oct 2017 OP

Anonymous report of an active shooter Va Lefty Oct 2017 #1

Part of what trolling is all about jberryhill Oct 2017 #2

Awful. I hope they catch whoever reported. Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #3

NAILED IT! snooper2 Oct 2017 #4

Someone made an anonymous call to Howard jberryhill Oct 2017 #5

Va Lefty

(6,252 posts)

1. Anonymous report of an active shooter

Reply to coolsandy (Original post)

Tue Oct 17, 2017, 01:13 PM

Oct 2017

police have been searching campus and have found nothing, yet. Might be a prank

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

2. Part of what trolling is all about

Reply to Va Lefty (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 17, 2017, 01:27 PM

Oct 2017

...to test responses to fake information.

Madam45for2923

(7,178 posts)

3. Awful. I hope they catch whoever reported.

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 17, 2017, 01:28 PM

Oct 2017

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

4. NAILED IT!

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 17, 2017, 01:28 PM

Oct 2017

I think we see the same trends on DU LOL

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

5. Someone made an anonymous call to Howard

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 17, 2017, 01:44 PM

Oct 2017

Howard called the police, and the usual course of events unfolded.

Link to tweet

Strikingly, and hours in, there are no tweets or reports from anyone who saw a shooter anywhere.

Link to tweet

This is what someone can do with one anonymous telephone call.

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