Law enforcement has confirmed there is no threat at the Hardin County Justice Center after a report of an active shooter Friday morning.
“Shortly after 9 a.m. this (Friday) morning, we were contacted by a sworn member of the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office concerning an ‘all call’ page that had been disseminated throughout the Hardin County Justice Center phone system with the report of an active shooter within the building,” said Elizabethtown Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Denham.
EPD officers arrived on scene within one minute of the initial call and began searching the building in conjunction with court security deputies.
“Approximately 10 minutes after our arrival, we learned the page had been inadvertently disseminated by the Administrative Office of the Courts,” Denham said. “Despite this, and out of an abundance of caution, we cleared the remainder of the justice center.”
Denham said there was never a credible threat, and “at no time were any occupants of the building or the public in any danger.”
