FB friend, prof at American University, says they're on lockdown. Man with a gun.

[nolabear]

Who knows what's going on but it's eerie to be communicating with someone in that situation. Good grief; what have we come to?

Sending vibes and wishing I could do more.

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Link:

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/12/american-university-on-lockdown-after-reports-of-gunman-97980.html

(WJLA) - The campus of American University is on lockdown after reports of a gunman Wednesday evening, school officials say.
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D.C. Police responded to the campus in Northwest Washington at about 8 p.m. and have not yet located a gunman.
Students are urged to take shelter and the public has been instructed to stay away from the campus.
Police are on the lookout for a white man in his twenties with dirty blonde hair. He is wearing blue jeans, a black jacket, and a scarf.
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[NYC_SKP]

2. News link here:

DEVELOPING: Police and school officials say American University's campus in the nation's capital is on lockdown after police received calls about a man with a gun.

That report came in to Washington police about 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, but authorities say officers have not confirmed the report and so far, no gunman has been found.

The university sent tweets saying the campus was in lockdown. It urged students to shelter in place, adding in a tweet that authorities were continuing to search for a possible armed person

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/12/11/american-university-campus-on-lockdown-gunman-reported/

[NuclearDem]

3. Something like this happened a few weeks ago at Ball State in Muncie.

Turned out to be a false alarm, but still not pleasant. Hope nothing happens.

[NYC_SKP]

4. Following tweets... Interesting.

[NYC_SKP]

5. Here's the official AU public safety emergency alert webpage.

Sheltered in place, man seen with a gun.

http://www.american.edu/emergency/aualerts/?id=16

[In_The_Wind]

6. Vibes for your friend ... and everyone there.

Holy crap!

[NYC_SKP]

7. Hopefully, no more serious than what happened at Yale a couple weeks ago. False alarm.

A hoax, actually.

People are so petrified about the gun thing that they're seeing things, at Yale they saw police with guns and called it in as shooter with a rifle.

I hope it's another case like that.

[In_The_Wind]

8. I truly hope that you're right.

This has gotten beyond ridiculous.

[NYC_SKP]

9. Yup! Glad schools have systems in place, but nobody wants to see this pop on their screens at work.

[krispos42]

10. There was a second event in New Haven a week later

This time they caught a guy from Fairfield with a couple of handguns and a couple of rifles on the campus of UNH.

It's been surreal.

[NYC_SKP]

11. ***SUSPECT IN CUSTODY***

University Facility and Personnel Operating Status Policy
International Travel Policy
Resources & Contacts
Personal Preparedness
Emergency Communications
Finance & Treasurer Departments

Emergency Alert
SUSPECTED GUNMAN ON CAMPUS: Shelter in Place

Dec 11, 2013, 9:25 PM

AU Alert: ALL CLEAR. Campus is all clear, the lockdown is lifted. Campus may resume normal operations. Suspect in custody.

http://www.american.edu/emergency/aualerts/?id=16

[In_The_Wind]

13. That's quick work!

[NYC_SKP]

14. It was an off-duty cop, now in custody... More here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024165550

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. Of note

You learned of this first through social media.

[NYC_SKP]

15. I always go to Twitter.

They scooped all the others on this one, they usually do!

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. Hey twitter is one of my favorite trolling grounds too

With good reason.

[NYC_SKP]

17. Many MSM still reporting gunman at large.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Rachel never even broke for it

[nolabear]

19. Thanks for picking this up. I had to leave. My friend says it was indeed an off duty cop.

Sorry for abandoning the thread. There's a ton of fear out there. I clearly responded that way.

The immediacy of social media is remarkable, as someone upthread said. Reminds me of the craziness with the Boston Bombers and our running commentary off the police radios. I don't know if it's good or bad, but it is certainly remarkable.