{
  "id": "2022-06-08-broward-college-davie-swatting",
  "slug": "broward-college-davie-swatting-2022-06-08",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Broward College",
    "shortName": "Broward",
    "state": "FL",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "Broward College Alert",
    "enrollment": 46000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2022-06-08",
    "type": "swatting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "False active-shooter report closes campus for the day; no victims or injuries found",
    "headlinePublic": "False active-shooter report closes campus for the day; no victims or injuries found",
    "summary": "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](https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/06/08/increased-police-presence-on-broward-college-campus-fire-official-reports-false-call/) 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](https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/large-police-presence-at-broward-college-central-campus-in-davie/2779791/), and the college issued an all-clear once the buildings were cleared."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Morning of June 8, 2022, after Davie Police received the false shooting call",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "There is police activity at Central Campus near building 9. Please avoid the area until further notice. Message 1",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://insiderpaper.com/broward-college-is-on-lockdown-major-police-activity-reported/",
      "sourceDescription": "Insider Paper, quoting Broward College's alert tweet",
      "annotations": [
        "The trailing 'Message 1' tag marks this as the first message in the alert sequence, a numbering convention carried over from the mass-notification system that mirrored the alert to the college's Twitter account.",
        "The message says only 'police activity' and never mentions a shooter, even though the triggering call was a false active-shooter report; police were still searching Building 9 when it went out.",
        "Davie Police later said they received several calls about active shooters at multiple area schools that day, all of which were false."
      ],
      "characterCount": 113
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2022-06-08T13:07:06-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "There is police activity at Central Campus near building 9. Please avoid the area until further notice. Message 1",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/BrowardCollege/status/1534582805182791681",
      "sourceDescription": "@BrowardCollege on X (verbatim)",
      "annotations": [
        "Verified complete alert text on https://x.com/BrowardCollege/status/1534582805182791681; archiveUrl null.",
        "Official same-day cascade from @BrowardCollege."
      ],
      "characterCount": 113,
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "confidence": "high",
      "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2022-06-08T14:10:12-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Due to heavy police activity, Central Campus is closed for the remainder of the day. All classes and business activities are suspended. Message 2",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/BrowardCollege/status/1534598683018264578",
      "sourceDescription": "@BrowardCollege on X (verbatim)",
      "annotations": [
        "Verified complete alert text on https://x.com/BrowardCollege/status/1534598683018264578; archiveUrl null.",
        "Official same-day cascade from @BrowardCollege."
      ],
      "characterCount": 145,
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "confidence": "high",
      "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 4,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "Later on June 8, 2022, after police cleared the buildings and closed the campus for the day",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "All clear. Police have cleared all potential threats on Central Campus. Normal activity will resume tomorrow. Message 3.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceDescription": "@BrowardCollege on X (verbatim raw t.co)",
      "annotations": [
        "This sentence tracks how NBC 6 and CBS Miami described the college's all-clear, but it is unclear whether the outlets were quoting the post or paraphrasing it, so the message stays unconfirmed; Central Campus remained closed for the rest of the day.",
        "Reporting confirmed there were no victims or injuries and that detectives were investigating the origin of the false call."
      ],
      "characterCount": 120,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/BrowardCollege/status/1534610444224176128",
      "timestamp": "2022-06-08T14:56:56-04:00"
    }
  ],
  "context": "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](https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/06/08/increased-police-presence-on-broward-college-campus-fire-official-reports-false-call/) that officers searched Building 9 (where the shooting was supposedly occurring) and found no activity. [NBC 6](https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/large-police-presence-at-broward-college-central-campus-in-davie/2779791/) 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](https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/broward-college-school-threat-closure/) 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.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "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"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Officials refute rumors of active shooter on Broward College campus amid heavy police presence, lockdowns - Local 10",
      "url": "https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/06/08/increased-police-presence-on-broward-college-campus-fire-official-reports-false-call/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "No Signs of Shooting After Lockdowns, Large Police Response at Broward College in Davie - NBC 6 South Florida",
      "url": "https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/large-police-presence-at-broward-college-central-campus-in-davie/2779791/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Broward College closes Davie campus after fake call of shooting - CBS Miami",
      "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/broward-college-school-threat-closure/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Broward College is on lockdown, police activity reported - Insider Paper",
      "url": "https://insiderpaper.com/broward-college-is-on-lockdown-major-police-activity-reported/",
      "type": "other"
    },
    {
      "type": "official-social",
      "title": "@BrowardCollege on X (verbatim Message 3 all-clear)",
      "url": "https://x.com/BrowardCollege/status/1534610444224176128",
      "accessedDate": "2026-07-18"
    },
    {
      "type": "official-social",
      "title": "@BrowardCollege X cascade 1534582805182791681",
      "url": "https://x.com/BrowardCollege/status/1534582805182791681",
      "accessedDate": "2026-07-18"
    },
    {
      "type": "official-social",
      "title": "@BrowardCollege X cascade 1534598683018264578",
      "url": "https://x.com/BrowardCollege/status/1534598683018264578",
      "accessedDate": "2026-07-18"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "swatting",
    "active-shooter-hoax",
    "community-college",
    "florida",
    "lockdown",
    "emergency-notification"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-29",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-18",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}