A judge has approved a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit stemming from an alarming incident at a Michigan psychiatric hospital for children. The event in question was an unannounced active shooter drill that caused panic among kids and staff, leading to a chaotic scene of people scrambling for cover, texting family members, and urgently calling 911.
According to reports, the drill took place on December 21, 2022, at the state-run Hawthorn Center in suburban Detroit. An announcement over the speaker system falsely claimed that two armed men were inside the facility and that shots had been fired, triggering a frenzy of fear and confusion.
