Hoax school shooting made worse when Massachusetts officer accidentally fires gun

Hoax shooting at Massachusetts school caused chaos. Then a cop mistakenly fired a gun.

An officer responding to a hoax active shooter call at a Massachusetts prep school inadvertently made the situation worse by accidentally firing a gun.

Hoax school shooting made worse when Massachusetts officer accidentally fires gun

Local and state police had responded to a report of someone with a gun at St. John's Prep at about 2 p.m. Monday, and the sound of the gunshot 'elevated the situation,' police said.

Massachusetts officer accidentally fires gun while probing hoax school shooting

A hoax school shooting situation was made worse when a Massachusetts officer accidentally fired his gun while investigating. The shooting caused a heightened law enforcement response.

Hoax school shooting made worse when Massachusetts officer accidentally fires gun

While alone in a school bathroom, a local police officer inadvertently discharged their firearm, the Danvers police department said in a Facebook post.

Hoax school shooting made worse when Massachusetts officer accidentally fires gun

DANVERS, Mass. — A police officer accidentally fired their gun while investigating a report of an active shooter at a school in northern Massachusetts, causing a heightened law enforcement response