Washington
Washington University officials issue all-clear after reports of armed person on campus
Washington University issued an all-clear alert Tuesday morning after police completed a search of the Danforth campus.
The university said normal activity on campus could resume and there was no threat.
The university had issued reports of an armed person on the Danforth campus earlier in the morning. University officials asked students to shelter in place while police searched the area around Brookings Hall.
The first alert, issued at 9:18 a.m., read “WashU Alert: Armed person on Danforth Campus. Run, Hide, or Fight. If hiding, lock or barricade yourself in a room until further notice. If off campus, stay away. Updates at emergency.washu.edu.”
A second alert, issued minutes later, said police were on the scene near Brookings Hall and other buildings on the Danforth campus.
This story has been updated.