The Lansing Police Department is investigating a false threat of violence that occurred early Monday at Sparrow Hospital.
In a statement, the department said officers were dispatched to Sparrow early Monday morning after it received multiple reports of a person with an AR-15. Police also say the individual issued a bomb threat to the hospital.
Officers said they searched the building and found no threat at Sparrow. They believe the threat was a swatting incident and that “there is no credible threat to the public.”
On 4/10 at approximately 3:31 a.m. Lansing Police were dispatched to Sparrow Hospital for a reports of a person with an AR-15. Officers immediately responded and during the process received more calls from the same person threatening to bomb the building. pic.twitter.com/1jY7Q3FqnO
— Lansing Police (@LansingPolice) April 10, 2023
Police are continuing to investigate the false threat and search for a suspect.
Lansing Police Public Information Director Jordan Gulkis said the department is not commenting on the investigation.
The Lansing police department takes swatting calls very seriously," the department said in a statement. "Calls like this take the majority of our resources, especially because they tend to happen at large building like Sparrow Hospital. They are very costly from a time and resource standpoint."
This is a developing story.