🚨 **BREAKING: San Diego Police Suspend Active Shooter Drills After Viral Video Shows “Realistic” Training Mistaken for Mass Shooting** 🚨

🚨 BREAKING: San Diego Police Suspend Active Shooter Drills After Viral Video Shows “Realistic” Training Mistaken for Mass Shooting 🚨

The Claim: Multiple social media accounts are circulating a dramatic video claiming to show “San Diego police responding to a mass shooting at a downtown hotel.” The clip includes the sounds of rapid gunfire, officers shouting, and what appears to be a person on the ground.

The Reality: FALSE. The video is actually raw footage from a planned, public “Active Shooter Response” training exercise conducted by the San Diego Police Department in partnership with a local hotel chain. The training was announced in advance, but the clip—shared without context—has now been viewed millions of times, sparking panic.

Official Statement from SDPD: “The incident in the video is not a real shooting. It was a controlled simulation to prepare officers for real-world threats. No one was injured. We are reviewing why the drill wasn’t clearly marked for the public and have suspended all future street-level training exercises pending an investigation.”

What We Know:

• No police calls for an active shooter were made in the area during the time of the video.
• No victim transports or crime scene tape were reported.
• Several local news outlets covering the drill were present at the scene, but their reporting was not included in the viral clip.

Verdict: Fake (as a real shooting). The viral post is a classic case of decontextualized training footage being weaponized to spread fear. Always pause before sharing: if the response looks too staged, it probably was.