At 5:55 a.m. an employee of Sam’s Club, waiting in their car for the warehouse store to open, witnessed men with “long guns” walking around the premises. Alarmed, the employee called the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s station for assistance.

Sheriff’s deputies called Sam’s Club and spoke to the manager. Turns out the men had been hired by the store to shoot birds trapped inside building. The long guns were actually just pellet guns according to officials.

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Even though the threat was disproved, the SCV Sheriff’s station Watch Commander said it was still a good move on the part of the employee to call for help.