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Tesla Gigafactory Workers in Austin Get Email Alert About 'Active Attacker', Sheriff's Office Denies Shooting Reports (Watch Video)

The staff at a Tesla Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, were told to "take cover" by the company in an email alert after reports of an active shooter early Friday.

Tesla Gigafactory Workers in Austin Get Email Alert About 'Active Attacker', Sheriff's Office Denies Shooting Reports (Watch Video)

The staff at a Tesla Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, were told to "take cover" by the company in an email alert after reports of an active shooter early Friday. "There is an Active Attacker near column location 35Z at the Giga Factory Texas. Please take cover and stand by for further details," the emergency alert read. Following this, employees were seen fleeing from the plant. However, police have denied any reports of shooting or an active shooter inside the plant. “In the process of clearing the building, not hearing any gunshots, no casualties, nothing to substantiate a shooter at this time," Travis County Sheriff's Office said. Tesla Staff in Texas’s Austin Facility Evacuated After Reports of Shooting.

Email Alert To Tesla Staff:

'No Active Shooter'

Sheriff's Office Denies Shooting

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