Misdial Prompts Active Shooter Response at Zumbrota Factory

Zumbrota, MN (KROC-AM News)- A misdial of the internal phone system prompted an active shooter response at a factory in Zumbrota Tuesday morning. 

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A news release issued by the Zumbrota Police Department says no shooting took place. Authorities responded to the plant on the report of an active shooter alarm shortly after 9 a.m. 

It was initially reported that employees were sheltering in place and the situation was not a drill. The accidental alarm call came from Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) at 1313 North Star Dr. in Zumbrota. 

A news release says Zumbrota Police Officers requested additional assistance to the scene after discovering office staff couldn’t make contact with the employee who initiated the active shooter alarm. 

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Law enforcement then entered the building and began searching for a threat. It was then determined that no shooting had taken place. 

No officers or employees were injured. Authorities cleared the scene shortly after 11 a.m., the news release says.  

The preliminary investigation indicates an employee set off the alarm by misdialing a number on the plant’s internal phone system, police say. 

DFA told law enforcement they will review their internal procedures to prevent the alarm from being accidentally triggered in the future. 

The Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office, Kenyon Police Department, Cannon Falls Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol, Zumbrota Area Ambulance and the Goodhue County Emergency Communications division also responded to the scene.

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