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CGTC
Swatting incident, August 26, 2025
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedConfirmed HoaxDetermined to be a hoax. The institutional response is documented because it reveals how the alert system performed under a perceived real threat.
On August 26, 2025, at approximately 1:00 PM EDT, a hoax 911 call reporting an active shooter prompted a full lockdown and shelter-in-place advisory at Central Georgia Technical College's Macon campus. CGTC Police, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, and Georgia State Patrol responded. The lockdown was lifted at 2:25 PM EDT after law enforcement confirmed the threat was a hoax.
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~7,500 studentsCGTC Emergency Alert
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UPDATE: ALL CLEAR: the lockdown/shelter in place advisory is now lifted for CGTC's Macon campus. Law Enforcement Officers have cleared the campus. Please resume normal campus operations.
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Central Georgia Technical College official Facebook post (Aug 26, 2025)facebook.comarchived copyThe all-clear was given at 2:25 PM EDT on August 26, 2025, approximately 48 minutes after the initial shelter-in-place alert
Two people were treated for anxiety during the lockdown; no other injuries were reported
Context
Background
Central Georgia Technical College serves approximately 7,500 students across multiple campuses in central Georgia. On August 26, 2025, a hoax 911 call reported an active shooter at the Macon campus just after 1:00 PM EDT. The college issued a shelter-in-place advisory at 1:37 PM EDT, and multiple agencies including the Bibb County Sheriff's Office and Georgia State Patrol responded. Deputies swept the entire campus but found no threat. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office confirmed the calls were a hoax, and the same caller is believed to have also targeted Rutland High School. The incident was part of a broader wave of swatting calls targeting Georgia educational institutions in late August 2025, with at least three Georgia colleges responding to false threats on a single Friday later that week. The FBI's Atlanta field office opened an investigation.
Analysis
Key Findings
The entire lockdown lasted approximately 48 minutes from the initial alert to the all-clear, demonstrating an efficient response to a hoax
The same caller is believed to have targeted both CGTC and a nearby high school, suggesting a coordinated swatting effort
Two people were treated for anxiety, illustrating the real psychological harm caused by hoax threats
The incident was part of a broader wave of swatting targeting Georgia educational institutions in late August 2025
Outcome
No active shooter was found. Two individuals were treated for anxiety. The same caller is believed to have also called a hoax threat to nearby Rutland High School. The FBI's Atlanta field office opened an investigation into hoax threats targeting Georgia institutions.
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Cite this case
Campus Alert Archive. "Central Georgia Technical College: Swatting incident, August 26, 2025." Incident of August 26, 2025. Added May 2026; last updated July 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/central-georgia-technical-college-swatting-2025-08-26/
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Added May 2026Updated July 2026Via ingestion