Students at University of Arizona were forced to go into lockdown mode yesterday evening after warnings of a gunman on campus were put out.
According to the Huffington Post, a 911 call was made around 4:52 PM with a person reporting that they saw an armed gunman in 2 of the campus’ buildings.
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Police came onto the scene and searched for the alleged gunman, but have yet to see one.
The lockdown on campus was lifted a couple of hours later after no sightings of a gunman came and no shots were fired.
A spokesperson for the police said that they are still “doing a floor-by-floor search to make sure there is no threat.”
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A shooting at the University of Arizona’s nursing school in October 2002 left three professors dead before the gunman killed himself.
How frightening. We hope that the students of University of Arizona stay safe!
SOURCE: Huffington Post
