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Last edited Wed Mar 20, 2013, 11:22 AM - Edit history (3)
Final Update: Apparently this was a hoax 911 call, according to a spokesperson from the local sheriff's office. See the link below:http://www.southernminn.com/owatonna_peoples_press/article_4ddf68b5-038f-59a8-a210-c62efa8a43a0.html
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/03/20/possible-shooting-at-new-prague-middle-school/
Few details were immediately available, but an ambulance staging area was reportedly being set up at New Prague Middle School.
Update: According to the same source, no students have been harmed and everyone is safe. Looks like this was a threat situation, but no shooting has occurred.
The office assistance at New Prague Middle School says that police are saying no such shooting appears to have happened, though the lockdown is still underway.
More at the link above...
malaise
(269,026 posts)MineralMan
(146,317 posts)casualties. New Prague is not a large town, really. Such incidents have a huge impact.
I'll watch for more details.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)located roughly 50 miles southwest of Minneapolis. It's not a suburb, although some people make the commute. It's a rural town, surrounded by agriculture.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)But they're reporting from the scanner, so things may change.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)Brickbat
(19,339 posts)MineralMan
(146,317 posts)That link is in the message below "Another Link"
Thanks.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)So far, no followup news has been available, so the exact nature of this is still not established.
JBurnett
(1 post)I really hope this turns out ok, My kids grew up there.
Not good and I am real tired about all these shootings and in a hometown no less.. too scary
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)and not a shooting incident. So far, there's no confirmation of anything.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)This was a threat. No actual shooting has been reported.
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/21730002/new-prague-middle-school-on-lockdown-after-incident
Sorry about the Fox News link. It's the local news team reporting. For local news, a guy's got to get information where it is found.
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)maddezmom
(135,060 posts)About active shooter in the area, schools on lockdown. Are they behind or is this still going on?
MineralMan
(146,317 posts)The local TV news folks are. I'd check with the local news websites, at the links I've posted.
Nobody local is reporting any such thing.