TikTok swatting prank in Georgia forces lockdowns

DADE COUNTY, GA. (NBC, KYMA) - Schools in a Georgia County were put on lockdown after what police say was a swatting call.

Some businesses and schools in Dade County were placed on lockdown.

Investigators say a person told dispatchers they planned to commit a mass shooting at the Dade public library.

Which is closed Tuesday. Multiple agencies responded including the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Dade County Sheriff, Ray Cross said, "They assisted in helping trying to track down the phone number of this individual. Finally, did and it came from a laptop computer, and he was actually doing it from a computer, and he stated the reason he was doing it to get hits on TikTok."

All schools under lock down have reopened, and the buses ran as normal.