Copy Cat False Threat of Violence Reported at Colorado City ISD

COLORADO CITY –The Colorado City Police Department received a phone call reporting an active attack event at the Colorado City High School Friday morning around 11 a.m that turned out to be false.  

Law Enforcement in the area were notified of the report and all agencies responded. The agencies were: Colorado City Police Department (CPD), Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office (CSO), Mitchell County EMS, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW), and the Snyder Police Department (SPD).

All schools within the Colorado City ISD were locked down until it was determined to be a false report.

All students were accounted for, and all campuses were determined safe to return to normal activity. Special agents from DPS Criminal Investigation Division are working with the CPD to investigate this crime.

It has been discovered that several area cities also received “false reports” of active attacks today in their area schools.