'Swatting' Incident Reported In Berkeley: Police

BERKELEY, NJ — A 911 call claimed that multiple people were shot in Holiday City and that the shooter was possibly heading to Lacey to continue shooting. That was fake, Berkeley police said.

The call came in at about 8 a.m. Friday, according to a news release. Multiple units quickly arrived to the reported address and entered the home to deal with the potential threat.

"It was quickly determined that there were no victims and that no incident occurred at the home," police said.

At the same time, officers located an address in Forked River connected to the call, police said. Lacey police responded there and found out there was no issue as well.

Investigation found that this was likely a "swatting" situation, where false calls of violence are made to police to illicit a large emergency response. Once this was confirmed, follow-up investigation was initiated to locate the source and the caller.

This incident is still under investigation, anyone with information is urged to contact the Berkeley Township Police Department at 732-341-6600.