Lockdown lifted at NC college after reports of man with rifle seen on campus
Apr 28, 2014, 3:31 PM | Updated: 5:01 pm
A lockdown prompted by reports of a man with a rifle on campus has been lifted at North Carolina A&T on Monday and classes will resume.
#UPDATE The shelter in place and lockdown have been lifted. #NCAT (6)
— North Carolina A&T (@ncatsuaggies) April 28, 2014
A two-hour plus police sweep of the Greensboro, N.C. campus was completed and school officials were given the all-clear to return to regular activity.
Students were informed via the school website that there was a “shelter in place” in effect for several buildings.
A school representative said there had been campus police got a call shortly before 10 a.m. Eastern time about a man with a rifle being on the grounds.
#ALERT All buildings are to shelter in place #NCAT 3
— North Carolina A&T (@ncatsuaggies) April 28, 2014
#NCAT Shelter in place remains in affect. If you are off campus do not come to campus.
— North Carolina A&T (@ncatsuaggies) April 28, 2014
No other details were immediately available.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
