Oklahoma campus resumes activity after report of gunman
Jan 22, 2014, 5:50 PM | Updated: 6:48 pm
PHOENIX — A shooter was reported on the University of Oklahoma campus on Wednesday but within school officials said the reports were unfounded.
According to News9.com, police received reports of gunfire at 10:17 Arizona time at the campus in Norman, Okla. Campus officials later said there was no evidence of any shots having been fired.
OU sent this text out to students: “OU Emergency: Shooting on campus. Avoid (Gould Hall). Seek immediate shelter in place.”
Gunman in the building I have class in… just sprinted out. Cops everywhere.
— James Fraschilla (@jamesfraschilla) January 22, 2014
Police arrived @MichaelSkolnik pic.twitter.com/PRbZf9WHXw
— John Kilgore (@JohnCKilgore) January 22, 2014
Police officers responding to shooting on OU campus outside Gaylord Hall. #ou #shooting pic.twitter.com/pinkh1MtSf
— Katie Western (@KatieTheWXLady) January 22, 2014
Still under lockdown in Gaylord Hall, which is next door to Gould Hall, where the reported shooting took place. #ou #shooting
— Katie Western (@KatieTheWXLady) January 22, 2014
Hearing reports of people having seen the shooter on the south oval with a rifle earlier. #ou #shooter
— Katie Western (@KatieTheWXLady) January 22, 2014
As of this time, no evidence has been found of any shots being fired. There are no injuries reported at this time.
— OU Sooners (@UofOklahoma) January 22, 2014
As of 11:05 a.m. Arizona time, the school said normal operations had resumed on the campus, save for Gould Hall.
Gould Hall is on the south end of campus, near the school’s famed football stadium.
The school has about 27,000 students.