Allentown High Schooler Accused Of Making Hoax 'Active Shooter' Threat

A 14-year-old William Allen High School student made the phony 911 call about an active shooter that brought authorities to campus last week, according to Allentown police.

William Allen High School; Allentown police
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Mac Bullock

10/30/2023 5:51 p.m.

The unnamed teen is charged with terroristic threats, disorderly conduct, and communication with 911 systems for a non-emergency, the department said in a release.

His case will be adjudicated in Lehigh County Juvenile Court, they added.

APD officers rushed to the high school last Thursday morning, Oct. 26 when they received a report that an active shooter was roaming campus, Daily Voice reported.

Officers and Lehigh County sheriff's deputies "conducted a systematic clearing" of the building and found "no threat to the public," police said at the time.

The incident came just a month after a 15-year-old WAHS student was reportedly found in a bathroom with a loaded handgun.

At that time, district officials said they were considering installing metal detectors at school entrances as a security measure.

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