Social media posts of suspicious men in trench coats at Bowie Walmart unfounded: Police
BOWIE, Md. (7News) — Responding to social media posts reporting unknown, suspicious white men in trench coats at a Walmart store, Bowie Police investigated and found no evidence backing the claims.
The social media posts came in the wake of a massive school shooting in Texas and school shootings, the stabbing death of a student, and threats against a school in the D.C. area on Tuesday.
Police say no call for service was ever made, but they were at the Walmart store throughout the day on Tuesday and checked the store thoroughly.
Bowie Police Deputy Chief Dwayne Preston told 7News officers reviewed surveillance video at the Walmart store and saw nothing suspicious.
"We appreciate people being vigilant," Preston said.
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Walmart management also told police that no one matching that description was observed at the store.
In Uvalde, Texas 19 children and two adults were shot to death at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday.
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Police departments in the D.C. area, including the Bowie Police, said they are increasing patrols around schools after the Texas school shooting.
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Police investigated reports of shots fired near the University of Maryland campus on Tuesday.
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An Alexandria City High School student was stabbed to death during a brawl at a McDonald’s on Tuesday.
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A Lexington Park man was arrested Wednesday after police say he threatened mass violence at a Charles County elementary school on Tuesday.
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One man was shot and another man was assaulted near Roosevelt High School in D.C. on Tuesday, police said.
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