Crime

Fresno County high school social media threat of gun unsubstantiated, police say

Rumors of a social media post that mentioned Kingsburg High School and a gun were discounted Wednesday afternoon by the city’s police department.

Officers who conducted a “thorough investigation” determined the “rumors were unsubstantiated and there was no credible threat to students or staff,” said a statement issued by the department.

Sgt. Lee Forlines said the rumor had “no validity,” although police had a “couple more things to check.”

Forlines said students attended classes on Wednesday, and there was no lockdown on campus.

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Jim Guy
The Fresno Bee
A native of Colorado, Jim Guy studied political science, Latin American politics and Spanish literature at Fresno State University, and advanced Spanish grammar in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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