Mar 20, 2025

Law enforcement investigates swatting call on college campus

Posted Mar 20, 2025 12:30 PM
Photo Northwest Missouri State
Photo Northwest Missouri State

By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post

NODAWAY COUNTY, Mo. —Law enforcement is investigating  after a swatting call was reported on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, approximately 90 minutes north of Kansas City, on Wednesday.

According to the University, the school received a swatting call around 11:30 a.m. to its main phone line that threatened gun violence on the main campus.  University Police Department officers searched and cleared facilities on campus. The University says no threat was found.

University Police, Maryville Police Department, and the Nodaway County Sheriff's Department are investigating the incident.

Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact University Police Chief Amanda Cullin at (660) 562-1254 or [email protected].