Rumors lead to shooting scare at South Paulding High School during dance

Rumors about shooting at middle school dance cause chaos

Officials warned the community to avoid the area around the school around 9:15 p.m. as deputies investigated. Sheriff Ashley Henson said on Facebook that deputies responded to the scene, cleared the building, and did not find a gun or anyone injured. Sheriff Henson said deputies believe it started as an incident involving a vape.

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. - The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to reports of a shooting during a dance at South Paulding High School on Saturday night.

What we know:

Officials warned the community to avoid the area around the school around 9:15 p.m. as deputies investigated.

Sheriff Ashley Henson said on Facebook that deputies responded to the scene, cleared the building, and did not find a gun or anyone injured. He said the dance involved 700 students from Scoggins Middle School, South Paulding Middle School, and Austin Middle School.

Dig deeper:

Henson said it appears four students were involved with an incident involving a vape. When a teacher approached them, a student hid the vape and started running. Somehow, it spread that someone was shooting. 

It's unclear if the names of the students are known and if there will be consequences for those students.

FOX 5 reached out to the school district for comment and is waiting to hear back.