VIDEO: Pierce County deputies arrest man for making false 911 call about school shooting
Jul 11, 2025, 4:25 PM
Pierce County deputies arrested a man this week for making a false 911 call about a school shooting. (Courtesy Pierce County Sheriff's Office)
(Courtesy Pierce County Sheriff's Office)
A 31-year-old man was arrested this week after allegedly making a false 911 call claiming there had been a shooting at Foothills Elementary School in Buckley.
The call came in Tuesday night, prompting an emergency response. Deputies quickly determined there was no shooting. South Sound 911 traced the call to the suspect’s phone at his listed address.
He was arrested at his home for false reporting and obstruction.
“False reporting can be serious business,” the Pierce County Sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post Friday. “They can take emergency resources away from those that need them. It is not uncommon for a false report to be made to bait police officers to a location.”
Frank Lenzi is the News Director for KIRO Newsradio. Read more of his stories here.
