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False active shooter alert sends Henderson City Hall employees running from the building
An false active shooter alert was sent out at Henderson City Hall, sending people and running and screaming from the building.
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A false active shooter alert was sent out at Henderson City Hall on Wednesday, sending people and running and screaming from the building.
Workers got the scare around 1:30 p.m. after a disturbance in the lobby of City Hall.
The alert read "RED ALERT! RUN HIDE FIGHT," indicating there was a problem in the building. That sent some returning from lunch into a panic.
Henderson police say that a disgruntled customer at a service counter caused the panic. An employee hit the alarm, which triggered an active shooter alert.
Police showed up and had the man in question under control within a few minutes.
This is the second false alarm to send people into a panic after a Hawaii missile alert on Saturday turned out to be a mistake.
The disgruntled man that caused today's problem in Henderson has been thrown out of City Hall and told he cannot return.
