False Threat Prompts Lockdown, Search at Newberry High School - Jacksonville Legal Notice

Newberry High School shooting threat believed to be "swatting" call - Alachua Chronicle

A mass shooting threat this morning at Newberry High School is believed to be a "swatting" call after the school was locked down and thoroughly searched. The post Newberry High School shooting threat believed to be “swatting” call appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.

False Threat Prompts Lockdown, Search at Newberry High School - Jacksonville Legal Notice

A call threatening a mass shooting at Newberry High School on the morning of Friday, May 30, 2025, prompted a full-scale law enforcement response and lockdown of the school, but no threat was ultimately found. At 9:01 a.m., the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the Levy County Sheriff’s Office stating a male caller had phoned their non-emergency line claiming he was inside a bathroom at Newberry High School armed with a rifl…