Campus Alert Archive
Broward

A Phantom Shooter in Davie: One False Call, Seven Campuses Locked Down

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On June 8, 2022, Broward College's Central Campus in Davie, Florida, was locked down and ultimately closed for the day after a false report of an active shooter. Davie Police searched Building 9 where the shooting was reported and found no activity, no victims, and no injuries. The hoax was part of a cluster of false active-shooter calls that day affecting several Davie schools, and the college issued an all-clear once the buildings were cleared.

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Institution
Broward College
Community College · FL
~46,000 studentsBroward College Alert
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
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Broward College Alert: A report of an armed person has been received at Central Campus. Lock down now. Shelter in place, lock doors, stay away from windows. Police are responding.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed wording; the exact Broward College Alert text was not published, so this is marked unconfirmed.
Davie Police later said they received several calls about active shooters at multiple area schools that day, all of which were false.
ALL CLEARTwitter/X
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ALL CLEAR: Davie Police have cleared Central Campus and found no threat. There are no victims or injuries. Central Campus is closed for the remainder of the day; classes and operations are suspended.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed from reporting that Broward College tweeted an all-clear and that Central Campus was closed for the rest of the day; the exact post text was not preserved.
Reporting confirmed there were no victims or injuries and that detectives were investigating the origin of the false call.
Context

Background

Broward College serves roughly 46,000 students across Broward County, with its Central Campus in Davie. On June 8, 2022, a false report of an active shooter triggered a lockdown and a large police response there. Local 10 reported that officers searched Building 9 — where the shooting was supposedly occurring — and found no activity. NBC 6 noted the same morning brought false active-shooter calls to several other Davie schools, including Nova High School and McFatter Technical College, marking it as a coordinated swatting event. CBS Miami reported the college closed Central Campus for the rest of the day and gave an all-clear once buildings were searched. No one was hurt, and detectives investigated the origin of the call.
Analysis

Key Findings

The active-shooter report at Broward College's Davie campus was false; no victims or injuries were found
The same morning produced false active-shooter calls at several other Davie schools, indicating a coordinated swatting event
Central Campus was closed for the remainder of the day after police cleared Building 9
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    Officials refute rumors of active shooter on Broward College campus amid heavy police presence, lockdowns - Local 10
    local10.com
  2. News
    No Signs of Shooting After Lockdowns, Large Police Response at Broward College in Davie - NBC 6 South Florida
    nbcmiami.com
  3. News
    Broward College closes Davie campus after fake call of shooting - CBS Miami
    cbsnews.com
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Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion