A Marietta Middle School student is not only facing disciplinary action, but criminal charges after he called 911 on Thursday to say there had been a shooting.

The school was immediately placed on lockdown and within minutes the school was swarming with law enforcement.

Marietta Police Spokesman David Baldwin tells Channel 2 Action News nothing was found and it was soon determined that the call came from an inactive cell phone that can only call 911.  They had been a victim of a hoax.

"We're also very glad that our response was exactly what we were hoping it would be, and this practice has been put into play into what could've potentially been a real life situation," said Baldwin.

Police say other students could also face charges.