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911 Audio: Swatting calls made to Colorado high schools
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2:05Now PlayingAudio files obtained by 9NEWS reveal what a hoax caller said over the phone that prompted extreme anxiety for students, parents and police at more than a dozen schools throughout Colorado on Wednesday.
Content Warning: These calls contain audio of someone falsely threatening to shoot students and the sound of gunfire.
9NEWS is sharing the calls so people can understand why first responders reacted as if the threat of an active shooter was real.
Through a records request, 9NEWS obtained two of the swatting calls, made to Durango and Cañon City.
The audio files reveal the caller in both cases made nearly identical claims, saying he had an AR-15, pipe bombs and was about to start shooting students. The calls also reveal the sound of gunfire was used.
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