Yale’s emergency management website stated men and women should phone 911 with any data. Photograph: Alamy
Yale University was in lockdown on Monday morning after “confirmed reviews” of a man with a gun on campus.
Students and workers have been ordered to shelter in spot at ten.17am following a get in touch with was manufactured to New Haven police reporting a man or woman on campus with a gun.
Yale’s emergency management site later stated the report had been “confirmed” and said police were on the scene and “actively browsing for any gunman”.
Television footage showed emergency automobiles outside campus.
“There are confirmed reports of a particular person with a gun on campus on the Outdated Campus. The shelter-in-spot/lockdown continues,” a publish mentioned on Yale’s emergency management web site.
“Teams from Yale police, New Haven and the state police are on the scene and are actively seeking for any gunman.”
The message explained people must call 911 with any info.
Yale’s Twitter account also posted the warnings, requesting that individuals shelter in location.
Karen Peart, spokeswoman for Yale’s office of public affairs and communications, advised the Guardian at twelve.06pm that “lockdown is even now in area”.
“There are confirmed reports of a guy with a gun on outdated campus,” Peart mentioned.
An additional staff member at the office confirmed the lockdown. She advised the Guardian she had not heard any gunshots. She mentioned she could not comment more on the incident.
Photographs on social media showed armed officers on the scene. A reporter for the neighborhood information channel WFSB3 tweeted a picture of an agent from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on the scene.
Yale University on lockdown after reports of gunman on campus
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