Tennessee high school evacuated over "hoax" shooting call, authorities say

A Tennessee high school was evacuated Tuesday morning after authorities received what they later described as a "hoax" phone call that a shooting was about to take place at the school. No shots were fired at Volunteer High School in Hawkins County, Sheriff Ronnie Lawson said during an afternoon press conference.

One student suffered a seizure around the time of the call, but the two incidents were unrelated, Lawson told reporters. Just before 8 a.m., a person called 911 claiming to be a student who was armed with a handgun and in one of the school's bathrooms, Lawson said. The caller said he was about to go to the school's gymnasium and open fire.