‘Designed to create panic’: Nebraska schools warned of active shooter hoaxes

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Nebraska authorities are on high alert as a slew of swatting calls target universities across the nation.

Now that classes have begun at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, there is a growing safety concern.

“What we see out of swatting is chaos,” said Lt. Monty Lovelace, the director of the Nebraska Information Analysis Center. “They’re designed to divert attention; they’re designed to create panic.”…

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