The University of North Carolina issued an Alert Carolina message just after 1 p.m., warning of an “armed and dangerous person on or near campus.”
The school is currently under lockdown as of 2 p.m., due to the “active assailant situation,” as reported by ABC 11.
The investigation is focused across the street from the Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower, along South Road near Caudill Labs.
All schools in the Chapel Hill – Carrboro area are in secure mode. All buses in the area have halted their routes. The UNC Board of Trustees’ special meeting and Faculty Executive Committee meeting are cancelled.
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University police are advising all on campus and nearby to:
- Go inside immediately.
- Close windows and doors.
- Stay until further notice.
- Follow directions from emergency responders or University officials
UNC-Chapel Hill On Lockdown Due To ‘Armed and Dangerous’ Person was originally published on foxync.com