MN Jewish Facilities Targeted With 'Swatting' Incidents: BCA

ST. PAUL, MN — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating multiple "swatting" incidents involving emailed bombing and shooting threats made to schools and Jewish facilities on Wednesday.

None of the incidents turned out to be real, the BCA said.

Swatting "involves making a prank threat in an attempt to bring a large law enforcement response to a particular address," the agency explains.

As of 3:45 p.m., at least 25 schools and nine Jewish facilities in Minnesota have reported receiving these messages.

"The language in each threat is almost identical," the BCA added. "Investigators have determined that an individual and address identified in the threats have no known involvement in these swatting incidents."

The Minnesota Fusion Center is tracking these reports and staying in contact with local law enforcement. Students and others can notify local law enforcement about real threats to schools using the See It Say It Send It app.