Yale Police investigating report of person with gun near Old Campus

[alp227]

Source: New Haven Register

NEW HAVEN >> Yale University says police are investigating a report of a person with a gun on or near Old Campus.

There is a shelter in place and everyone on campus is asked to remain in their current locations as police investigate.

According to an alert message sent out by the university at 10:17 a.m., New Haven Police received an anonymous call from a phone booth in the 300 block of Columbus Avenue (between Howard Avenue and Hallock Street) reporting a person on the Yale Campus with a gun.

The university says there have been no confirmations or sightings of this person. Yale and New Haven Police are in the area.

Read more: http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20131125/yale-police-investigating-report-of-person-with-gun-near-old-campus

[CTyankee]

1. Just heard this on my local news here in New Haven. Fortunately, many students have left

for the Thanksgiving holiday...

[CherokeeDem]

2. Yale University's Emergency Web page...

The Emergency Management site is saying there are confirmed reports of a gunman and continues to order shelter in place as of 11:57 am.

Hope the reports are untrue.

http://emergency.yale.edu/

[grasswire]

3. any update?

maybe it's one of those Skull & Boners.

[CherokeeDem]

4. We can only hope it is a prank...

but a very dangerous one. Puts the police and the students, faculty and community on edge, and could lead to a very bad outcome even if it is a prank.

But I just checked and the shelter in place remains, and the site states 'This is Not a Test.' I have a friend whose son is at Yale... he's in the library at the moment, not going anywhere.

[grasswire]

5. the Yale library is not ever a bad place to be stuck.

Hope everything remains ok there.

[CTyankee]

6. Yes, it is. I did some research there. Lovely interior

[IMG][/IMG]

[grasswire]

7. me too

...and over at the rare book library too. Another big kick is walking 'round the Tomb.

[CTyankee]

9. haven't done that yet!

Didyou know that the sterling library interior was used in a scene of the Julia Roberts movie "Mona Lisa Smile'?

[NYC_SKP]

8. John Hamill, Director External Affairs for DHS makes tasteless FB post in response: "waitlisted"

pic.twitter.com/DZXpfNh51c



Oh boy...

[CherokeeDem]

10. Latest from Yale Emergency Managment

Update message to the Yale Community, November 25- 3:10 pm

Shelter-in-place/lock-down lifted, with the exception of Old Campus and Calhoun College. More info to follow by email.

http://emergency.yale.edu/

[NYC_SKP]

11. "NH Chief: Report of gunman on Yale campus could be 'hoax'"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014657181

[CherokeeDem]

13. Doesn't surprise me at all...

A close friend's son goes to Yale and I followed this today because she was in touch with me about what was going on with him. We hoped it was a hoax but I suppose no one can be certain. Rather be safe than sorry... as the old saying goes.

Thanks for the update!

[damnedifIknow]

12. Never fear our mil..ooops..our police are on it.

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kBE_9m8.r.9So.XV_WfKBg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTcxNTtweW9mZj0wO3E9NzU7dz05NjA-/