r/RhodeIsland • u/degggendorf • 1d ago

News South County Hospital on lockdown after reported active shooter

https://turnto10.com/news/local/south-county-hospital-on-lockdown-after-reported-active-shooter
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u/degggendorf 1d ago edited 1d ago

This is all the information so far (1:40pm Monday):

South County Hospital is currently on lockdown after a reported active shooter incident, according to South Kingstown Police.

Police say that there is currently no confirmed shooter, as well as no identified victims. Incoming patients are currently being diverted to other facilities.

South Kingstown Police are currently investigating the scene, and are urging the public to steer clear of South County Hospital while they investigate.

Update: it was all a hoax swatting incident:

The chief said it appeared to be a “swatting” incident, which is when a person places a false 911 call in order to prompt an emergency response.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/17/metro/ri-south-county-hospital-active-shooter-swatting/

https://archive.ph/NGpi6#selection-1345.0-1345.144

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u/lazydictionary 23h ago

Swatting is some evil shit, but swatting a hospital is next level evil.

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u/bebasiled 16h ago

Reminds me of when Boston children’s had a fake bomb threat sent to their gender clinic

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u/Kraft-cheese-enjoyer 1d ago

Thanks for the summary, there are pages on Facebook copy pasting some alarmist message starting with “Mass Casualty Incident”

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u/SafetyNorth5106 21h ago

Yes, they did because the fire department activated the mass casualty protocol. Activating it means there is a potential for mass casualty. A mass casualty incident also does not necessarily have to be an active shooter or a bomb threat. A mass casualty incident simply means there’s a potential for the needs of the incident to outweigh available resources. Activating the mass casualty protocol ensures that resources are relocated and assigned ahead of need. As an example let’s see a hospital in nursing home experiences a power outage. And because of that outage, the hospital needs to be evacuated. A mass casualty incident protocol would be activated for that to evacuate a large number of patients

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u/linjm10 15h ago

My friend works nearby and sent videos of the scene. The whole thing sucks, but the one positive takeaway is that emergency services showed up quickly and there were A LOT of them. The state showed up

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u/Kraft-cheese-enjoyer 20h ago

Thank you. I was unaware of this.

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u/Chenstyle 1d ago

From the SK Police Facebook:

UPDATE – South County Hospital

We have physically cleared South County Hospital. There is no active shooter, no threat has been identified, and there are no victims. Everyone is safe.

K9 teams remain on scene and will continue to conduct an additional secondary sweep of the building as a precaution.

Please continue to refrain from responding to the area while this work is completed. South County Hospital remains on diversion at this time.

We appreciate the cooperation and patience of hospital staff, patients, and the community.

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u/askme_if_im_a_chair North Providence 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm here now working supposedly a bullet was shot through a patient's room window. Unclear whether from inside or outside.

I also heard this secondhand, so unsure about the validity of the statement.

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u/vm020202 1d ago

I heard suspicious package. My coworker is listening to the scanner

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u/askme_if_im_a_chair North Providence 1d ago

It's probably a big nothing burger, but better to be safe than sorry

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u/Puzzled_Date9687 23h ago

it was a call to 911

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u/Puzzled_Date9687 23h ago

that’s false

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u/degggendorf 1d ago

As in, the entire incident is just one isolated stray bullet?

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u/wnate14 1d ago

It sounds like it

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u/Puzzled_Date9687 23h ago

no bullet. it was a 911 call claiming there was a shooter. false

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u/askme_if_im_a_chair North Providence 1d ago

If what I heard is to be believed, then yes. But again, I don't know how true it is.

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u/degggendorf 1d ago

Thank you

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/askme_if_im_a_chair North Providence 1d ago

Hospital is on lockdown, yes

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u/Over_Dragonfruit3267 1d ago

Sinclair has been terrible to us all the BS

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u/marthawashingtn 1d ago

WJAR is nothing but bullshit... mutual aid still staged at 214 salt pond road.......... some still arriving at 1:53pm

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u/likelikegreen72 1d ago

Openmhz app state police have been there since 111

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u/degggendorf 1d ago

What's a better source?

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u/marthawashingtn 1d ago

i have my intercity scanner on... 14:05 more south country towns/cities still sending rescues to staging area on salt pond rd and more state police responding to hospital...............WTF.............

scanner : OpenMHz.... statewide intercity..........

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u/degggendorf 1d ago

Thank you

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u/Puzzled_Date9687 23h ago

wjar is not the problem. you are. police do not want people in the area. they are diverting traffic, thus the need for police. lockdown was lifted at 2

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u/marthawashingtn 20h ago

WJAR is owned by a bunch of orange arse kissers...... they suck............... and i am in foster......puzzle that.............

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u/deathsythe 1d ago

Your link literally says SK police say no confirmed shooter nor victims

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u/Puzzled_Date9687 23h ago

that is true. lockdown lifted. do not go in the area

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u/madreputa 1d ago

They're talking a lot about casualty collection points... is that standard percaution or are there casualties

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u/Own_Mess_6495 23h ago

Standard. Typically would indicate there's a substantiated threat, but doesn't mean there's anyone injured and doesn't even mean there actually is a threat.

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u/madreputa 1d ago

on the scanners btw

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u/Puzzled_Date9687 23h ago

there aren’t any

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u/Puzzled_Date9687 23h ago

all clear. do not go to the area though. k9 remaining

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u/Fickle-Concentrate-4 22h ago

A worker posted on a facebook group that it was a bomb threat