On Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at approximately 4:00 p.m., Alamance County Communications began receiving calls from a 911 only phone that shots had been fired on a school bus in southern Alamance County.
Sheriff’s Deputies stopped buses for the purpose of well-being checks. Everyone on the buses was found to be safe. ABSS personnel also contacted bus drivers to verify that everything was ok.
The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office believes these were hoax calls.
On Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 8:32 p.m., Alamance County Communications received a ‘Text to 911.’ The 911 operator replied by asking the location of the emergency.
The 911 operator noticed the calling number was the same number from the January 4, 2023 incident of someone shooting on a school bus. After verifying the caller’s location, Deputies were sent to verify that there was no emergency at the residence.
Deputies spoke with a juvenile at the residence who admitted to texting 911 earlier. Deputies returned to the residence on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 to speak with the juvenile again about January 4, 2023 incident. The juvenile admitted to making the calls to 911, while riding the bus, claiming there was a shooter on the bus.
After consulting with the Alamance County District Attorney’s Office, the decision was made to file criminal charges on a Juvenile Petition for “Making a False Report Concerning Mass Violence on Educational Property.”
The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office ask that parents, grandparents, and/or guardians become aware of your child’s activities regarding cellphones and social media activities. We ask that you re-enforce with your child, the dangers and consequences of this type of activity.
Name: Juvenile (Alamance County)
Charge: Making a False Report Concerning Mass Violence on Educational Property
(Juvenile Petition)