Active Shooter Reported At SMC College: Police

SAN MATEO, CA — Officers searched College of San Mateo Tuesday for an active shooter after receiving several calls about armed subjects and people screaming, police said.

The San Mateo Police Department responded to a report of an active shooter Tuesday at CSM.

CSM sent out an alert stating that between 5:15 and 5:20 p.m. multiple calls were made to 911 about individuals in black with rifles around Building 12 at CSM.

Officers said they responded immediately and tried to determine whether the police academy was in session and if the report was about a training exercise.

The academy was not in session, but officers said they found several law enforcement agencies were conducting a training exercise with the CSM Emergency Medical Technician Program and had not properly notified the SMPD.

"While glad to learn this was not an active threat, our department responded in force and took appropriate actions immediately. We train for these responses regularly and our community should feel we are prepared to respond," police said.