Training exercise fuels active shooter fears at College of San Mateo

SAN MATEO A surprise law enforcement training exercise at the College of San Mateo fueled fears of an operational shooter late Tuesday afternoon according to administration Related Articles Suspect arrested in October stabbing on San Mateo County coast One person dies in South San Francisco apartment fire Monday morning Man identified fatally shot on San Francisco street Lawsuit Meta allowed sex-trafficking posts on Instagram as it put profit over kids safety Four arrested after allegedly stealing from Lululemon at Hillsdale Mall Armed individuals and screams were revealed between and p m around Building the College of San Mateo and San Mateo Police Department reported in advisories The San Mateo County Locality College District Society Safety Department and San Mateo Police Department dispatched officers to the scene They arrived to discover outside law enforcement agencies were conducting a training exercise with the college s exigency health technician operation according to executives Appropriate notifications had not been made and our agency was not made aware of outside agencies using the campus for training San Mateo police stated While glad to learn this was not an evolving threat our department responded in force and took appropriate actions right now the agency continued We train for these responses regularly and our locality should feel we are prepared to respond No injuries were released Police did not identify the law enforcement agencies that were involved in the training exercise Check back for updates