Rhode Island school reports possible gunman on university campus [all clear, false positive]

[Bosonic]

Source: Reuters

The University of Rhode Island said it was investigating reports of a gunman on campus and urged students, faculty and others to shelter in place while police investigate, according to a statement on its Twitter feed on Thursday.

In its Twitter feed, the school said: "Investigating possible gunman on campus. Seek shelter and stay where you are until we update further."

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/04/us-usa-rhodeisland-shooting-idUSBRE9330RO20130404

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Official twitter account for The University of Rhode Island

https://twitter.com/URINews

Lock-down ended. Investigation revealed there was no gun or active shooter at any time. Classes resume on Friday.

https://twitter.com/URINews/status/319877092147884032

[Ian David]

1. What's the fuss? Having a gunman on campus just makes it extra safe, right?

If there's a problem, shouldn't they put out a tweet saying, "Calling all good-guys with guns! Please come to URI campus to stop a bad-guy with a gun!"

[hack89]

4. No evidence of a shooter. nt

[lexw]

5. :D

[premium]

2. R.I. State Police are saying there's no evidence of an active shooter

on the campus, but for safety's sake, they are still searching.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gunman-reported-at-university-of-rhode-island-state-police-say-no-evidence-of-active-shooter/2013/04/04/83c8c924-9d44-11e2-9219-51eb8387e8f1_story.html

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Police are investigating reports of a gunman at the University of Rhode Island.

Steven O’Donnell, head of the Rhode Island State Police, tells The Associated Press on Thursday that there is no evidence of an active shooter.




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The school in South Kingstown wrote on its Twitter feed late Thursday morning that it was investigating a possible gunman on campus. It told people to seek shelter and stay where they were.

O’Donnell says the gunman was reported at Chafee Hall, which houses several departments including psychology, journalism and economics and some college administration offices.

[Deep13]

3. We had a false alarm at U. Akron a few weeks ago. nt

[Bosonic]

6. Latest statement (short version: still investigating report)

As of 12:45 pm, the University is still investigating reports of a man with a gun in or around Chafee Hall on the Kingston campus. We have notified the campus community through our emergency alert system, the website, and email to “Secure yourself indoors (not Chafee), stay there, and do not move about outside until further notice.

The University has activated its Emergency Operations Center. All precautions continue to be taken. No injuries have been reported.

Classes have been cancelled on the Kingston campus.

Rhode Island State Police Superintendent Colonel Steven O'Donnell has issued the following statement regarding the report of a shooter on the URI campus within the hour.

"A phone call was made in the last hour from the URI campus reporting an active shooter on campus. URI, South Kingstown Police, and State Police were dispatched to respond to the situation. At this time, we have no further evidence to support the report and are responding to the incident."

The Kingston campus has NOT been cleared. Instructions are still to stay where your are, indoors, until further notice.

Due to extraordinarily high volume, our homepage is not accessible. Therefore we have replaced it temporarily so that we can keep you updated on the ongoing investigation.

[davsand]

7. Saw this in my Facebook feed. I have a long time friend on faculty there.

This is his Facebook status:

Well, here I am locked in my office at URI, which is on lock-down because of some nutcase with a gun who was last seen downstairs in this building. Seemed like a particularly appropriate time to share this message from the folks at Sandy Hook.

What followed was a graphic from the Sandy Hook Promise Facebook page.


Just got a followup from him wishing me luck in my election this Tuesday, saying they are still locked in offices. His comment was he'd rather enjoy being here to go door-to-door.


Laura