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St. Jude hospital Memphis shooting update: Hoax threat sparked lockdown, police say ‘no danger’
Police said the reported shooting threat at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis was a hoax after a search found no credible danger.
Update: Memphis Police Department, along with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and federal agencies, found the shooting threat at St Jude Children's Research Hospital to be a hoax. The massive response took place after an unidentified individual called in the threat.
The authorities searched the scene and found nothing threatening.
Original Story: Police in Memphis, Tennessee are on scene at a possible active shooter situation at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee on Tuesday afternoon. Multiple social media accounts are also reporting a possible shooting at the hospital on 262 Danny Thomas Place.
Local media is reporting a massive police presence outside the hospital, along with other emergency vehicles. Reports suggest that people may have been shot, though authorities have not confirmed gunfire yet.
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Videos of the incident were also shared on social media. Here's one photo shared by Memphis resident, Lucy Lui Bennett, which shows massive police presence outside the hospital in Memphis.
Local News outlet News 3 reported that along with Memphis Police, Highway State Patrol, Memphis Safe Task Force, and the National Guard are also at the scene of the incident.
William Blackwood Woodro, a Memphis based creator, shared a video of the scenes outside the hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Here's the video:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a world-renowned pediatric treatment and research hospital that specializes in childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. It was founded in 1962 by entertainer Danny Thomas.
