PACE, Fla. — An incident Thursday evening at a Pace youth sports complex sparked reports of an active shooter and sent families running.
It’s now under investigation by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.
It happened at Pace Athletic Recreation Association (PARA) on Chumuckla Highway.
PARA said on Facebook that a man threatened to shoot an umpire and implied he had a gun in his truck.
“We had a situation where an individual threatened an umpire that if he followed him to his truck, he would get his gun and shoot him,” PARA said. “That individual then left the park. There were no gunshots. Law enforcement was contacted immediately due to the threatening comment.”
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to the incident and also confirms there was no shooting.
Witnesses tell WEAR News the confrontation sent kids and parents into a panic, and the ball park was evacuated. Several comments and posts on social media called the incident “traumatizing.”
No one has been arrested for the incident at this time.
The sheriff’s office said Friday morning that it is actively investigating the incident and that it is “committed to keeping the public informed and will share updates as they become available.”
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