Gary Zhou 
Key Points
- 🚨 Tesla Giga Texas received a false active shooter alarm, prompting an investigation by the police.
- 📞 The Travis County Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting an active shooter at the Gigafactory in Austin, but it turned out to be a false report.
- ✉️ Workers at the factory were alerted via email to take cover and stand by for further details.
- 🏭 Tesla had implemented security measures at its plants, including metal detectors, after a previous shooting incident at its Fremont Factory in California.
Reports indicate that Tesla Giga Texas experienced a false active shooter alarm in the early hours of Friday morning. Authorities from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call around 5 a.m. in Austin regarding a reported active shooter at the Gigafactory, where the Model Y is manufactured. The police are currently investigating the origin of the call.
Additionally, workers were alerted via email, according to Reuters:
“There is an Active Attacker near column location 35Z at the Giga Factory Texas. Please take cover and stand by for further details.”
Police were able to clear the plant, and there was no shooter, threat, or injuries.
Tesla took steps last year to increase security at its plants after a shooting happened at its Fremont Factory in Northern California.
Tesla apparently looked to improve the safety of its workers at the factories it operates by installing metal detectors at the plants, including ones seen in a photo below at Gigafactory Texas.
The plant is up and running as of this morning, according to drone shots from Joe Tegtmeyer.
