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Chicago police respond to a shooting in March.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere

Chicago police

Chicago police respond to a shooting in March.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere

More than 20 Illinois schools received fake active shooter calls, police say

Responders have not identified actual threats as a result of these fake active shooter reports. But Illinois State Police say these so-called “swatting” incidents are targeting schools throughout the U.S. Reset digs into why these threats are happening and how schools are responding. GUEST: Sophie Sherry, Chicago Sun-Times wire reporter

Chicago police respond to a shooting in March.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere

   

Responders have not identified actual threats as a result of these fake active shooter reports. But Illinois State Police say these so-called “swatting” incidents are targeting schools throughout the U.S.

Reset digs into why these threats are happening and how schools are responding.

GUEST: Sophie Sherry, Chicago Sun-Times wire reporter

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