Gender Reveal Sparks ‘Active Shooter’ Rumors After Father Celebrates Baby Boy With Handgun

An overexcited father in Tennesse is facing criminal charges after he stepped away from his gender reveal party to fire his handgun into the air. The shots resulted in nearby schools going into a lockdown over “Active Shooter” concerns.

On Wednesday, the Murfreesboro Police Department shared a tweet to calm locals after word of gunfire began to spread. “Rumors of an active shooter at local school are incorrect,” the statement read.

The incident took place in Rutherford County around 1:30 p.m. when a neighbor heard shots and screams and called the police.

Local schools Oakland High and Middle schools, which were nearby, were shut down as a precaution while officers sorted out the situation.

Police later discovered a couple was having a gender reveal party and learned they were having a baby boy. However, the father decided to celebrate his son by firing off rounds into the air.

“It was found to be expectant parents making a gender revealing phone call to out-of-county family members,” the police department said in the statement.

“During the phone call, the expectant father stepped outside and fired celebratory rounds from a handgun into the air, and the expectant mother screamed out of excitement of the news of a baby boy.”

Once the situation was sorted, the lockdown at the schools was lifted. The father-to-be has since been charged with unlawful discharging of a firearm inside the city limits.

The latest gender reveal gone wrong comes after a couple in New Hampshire caused a massive explosion that could be felt across several towns in the southern area of the state.

A father-to-be set off around 80 pounds of Tannerite in April and sent locals into a panic over the ground shaking blast.

In July, Anthony Spinelli, 28, agreed to a deal in which he pleaded no contest to a violation-level disorderly conduct charge. He received a $500 fine, which will be suspended for a year, and a $120 penalty assessment.