Rockdale County High School shooting threat found to be hoax

A social media post threatening a possible mass shooting at Rockdale County High School in Conyers was determined to be a hoax, local authorities announced Friday.

Rockdale County Public Schools alerted the Conyers Police Department about the online post after learning it was circulating locally.

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Conyers police officers told Channel 2 Action News they worked with school officials to investigate the claims and discovered the post originated from a threat directed at a school in Wisconsin.

Investigators say the person responsible for creating the original post was arrested in Tucson, Arizona, leading law enforcement to conclude there was no credible danger to the Georgia school.

During the response, the police department deployed School Resource Officers, its Criminal Investigations Division and the K9 Unit.

Officials also coordinated with external partners, including the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, to evaluate the situation.

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Investigators are continuing to search for the individual responsible for spreading the false report locally, which disrupted the school environment and community. Authorities noted that sharing false information regarding school threats can result in severe consequences, including felony criminal charges.

Police ask anyone with information that could help identify the person responsible for spreading the false threat to contact the Conyers Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 770-929-4203.

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