Newport Beach Police on Tuesday, October 7, responded to an alleged “shooting” and reports of an active shooter at the Hoag Hospital, but upon arrival, they found no sign of any emergency. The police are now probing if the 911 emergency was “swatting” call.

The Newport Beach Police department said in a statement that the cops swept through the Hoag Hospital but found no evidence of an active shootout.

The department said that the “officers arrived promptly and conducted a thorough search of the facility. It was determined that the report of a shooter was unfounded and part of a ‘swatting’ incident.”

This incident prompted the cops to put out an alert regarding swatting calls. Also Read | Fatal shooting of Indian student Chandrashekar Pole: Suspect Richard Florez arrested in Texas; gun

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