IFN Staff

Troutman Police Department investigators have determined that a report of a stabbing at Troutman Elementary School was a hoax.

About 6:53 a.m. on Friday, Iredell County Emergency Communications personnel received a 911 call from a person claiming they had stabbed someone inside the school, which is located at 220 South Main Street in Troutman, and that they were hiding in an upstairs bathroom.

According to a TPD news release, the school resource officer immediately responded to that location inside the school while additional officers responded to assist. Officers conducted a search of the school, and no injured person or armed subject was found, police said.

At the time of the call, the only individuals inside the school were staff members preparing for the school day. No students had entered the building, and school buses were held until officers cleared the school.

Investigators are working to identify those responsible.