LANSING, Mich. — According to the Lansing Police Department, at around 3:30 a.m. Monday, officers were dispatched to Sparrow Hospital due to reports of a person with an AR-15. Sparrow was under lockdown shortly after.
While officers responded to the incident, more calls were placed threatening a bomb in the building. Police determined that the calls were being placed as the same person who previously call about the AR-15.
In a statement to FOX 47, a Sparrow Hospital representative said that the Lansing police were called to Sparrow for the bomb threat. It wasn't until officers had arrived that the suspect had called in the threat of a gun on the premises.
Just to clarify, Lansing police was called to Sparrow for a bomb threat. It wasn’t until they had already arrived when the suspect called back and mentioned the gun. Some are portraying this incorrectly because of Lansing PD’s twitter post.
Early this morning, E.W. Sparrow Hospital received several calls from an individual threatening the safety of our caregivers and patients. 911 was immediately contacted and a bomb threat alert was issued to all Sparrow caregivers.
Once on scene, all Lansing Police Department protocols were followed, which included a thorough search of the building. No credible threat was found, and the bomb threat alert was lifted.
At Sparrow, the safety and security of our patients, caregivers and visitors is our top priority and we have and will continue to take a strong, proactive approach to protecting our campuses.
Officers searched the entire Sparrow facility and determined that the threats were not credible, clearing the building shortly after 6:30 a.m.
Police believe that these calls were "swatting" calls and that there is no credible threat to the public. There is currently no suspect as to who made these calls.
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