Reports of active shooter at Newport Beach hospital was swatting, police say

Reports of an active shooter at a hospital in Newport Beach turned out to be a case of swatting, authorities confirmed Tuesday.

Officers responded to Hoag Hospital and searched the facility, but eventually determined that there was no shooter, according to the Newport Beach Police Department. Police said there was not threat to the hospital or surrounding community.

The department added that there was a similar false report at another nearby hospital Monday night, but details about that incident were not available…

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