Breaking News: Shooting at University of Oklahoma
(RNN) - The University of Oklahoma announced normal activities had resumed except for one building following reports of shots fired on the campus Wednesday.
The university's Twitter feed relayed there had been no evidence of a shooting about 35 minutes after reporting it at 11:30 a.m. CT. A shelter in place order was issued along with the initial notification.
SWAT is working to clear Gould Hall, which houses the College of Architecture.
The Oklahoma Daily, OU's student newspaper, reported Dale Hall was evacuated and Norman, OK, police officers were on the scene to assist.
The school has an enrollment of roughly 30,000 and is located about 20 miles south of Oklahoma City.
The incident comes one day after a shooting on Purdue University's campus took the life of student Andrew Boldt, 21. Cody Cousins, 23, is suspected of killing Boldt.
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The university's Twitter feed relayed there had been no evidence of a shooting about 35 minutes after reporting it at 11:30 a.m. CT. A shelter in place order was issued along with the initial notification.
SWAT is working to clear Gould Hall, which houses the College of Architecture.
The Oklahoma Daily, OU's student newspaper, reported Dale Hall was evacuated and Norman, OK, police officers were on the scene to assist.
The school has an enrollment of roughly 30,000 and is located about 20 miles south of Oklahoma City.
The incident comes one day after a shooting on Purdue University's campus took the life of student Andrew Boldt, 21. Cody Cousins, 23, is suspected of killing Boldt.
full article and updates...
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