Reports of a shooter at Heights High School were false. No one was hurt. The call was a hoax.
HPD Police Chief Troy Finner addresses the press conference after the all clear was given at Heights High Tuesday.There was a threat but no shooter. There were rumors that 10 kids were taken to the hospital - also not true. Parents of students at Heights High School had a very bad day Tuesday, but far from the worst.
In a quick press conference after the school had been searched and cleared. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said "We have no injuries here. Thank God for that." Actually, HISD officials got the earliest call, but it was a report of two students fighting at the high school. This part was true. Once school officers began their search of the building for the fighters, they were told by HPD about the shooting claim.HISD Deputy Superintendent Rick Cruz also addressed the group."We're grateful that today was a false alarm." He and others pledged that whoever is responsible will be tracked down and prosecuted.
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