North Carolina A&T lock downÂ
The campus of North Carolina A&T was on lockdown this morning, April 28 after reports of a gunman on campus. At around 10:30 a.m. the University’s Twitter account alerted students that a man carrying a weapon was spotted.
#ALERT Univ Police Dept has received a call stating there is an unknown Hispanic male in the General Classroom Bldg carrying a rifle #ncat 1
— North Carolina A&T (@ncatsuaggies) April 28, 2014
The school was promptly put on lockdown and authorities were called to the scene. The University initially canceled all classes but after police conducted a sweep, all campus activities were resumed.
#NCAT Classes will resume today at 2 p.m.
— North Carolina A&T (@ncatsuaggies) April 28, 2014
This is second school lockdown within recent days. Last week Georgia’s Kennesaw State University issued a warning after a man was reportedly seen wielding a gun on campus. Authorities later reported that it was a false alarm and the suspect was carrying a cell phone.
-danielle canada
