JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Officials say there is no credible threat after investigating reports of an armed person on the campus of the University of North Florida.
LATEST: UNF students, parents say possible campus threat alert came an hour late
UNF sent out this alert to the campus community:
"UPD is responding to a possible armed individual in garage building #38. Leave the area if safe to do so. Find a safe area and shelter in place
"Officers have blocked Building #38 until further notice. Do not attempt to enter or leave garage #38 next to the arena."
PHOTOS: University of North Florida police investigating possible armed individual
University officials say a person called the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office saying they saw one person with a gun in the arena parking garage.
No one has been located at this time. Classes have been canceled for the rest of the day. Police will continue to investigate.
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NOW: Large police presence at #UNF. Stay with @ActionNewsJax for more. pic.twitter.com/y99KR2gvkS
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) February 11, 2019
BREAKING: #UNF Police investigating report of POSSIBLE armed person on campus in garage #38. Not too far from Student Union and arena. @ActionNewsJax has crews at the scene. #JSO also on scene. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/6qoAnUhAqx
— Tenikka Smith Hughes (@TenikkaANjax) February 11, 2019
BREAKING (CONT.) Here is alert sent to @ActionNewsJax by @UofNorthFlorida spokesperson about POSSIBLE armed person on #UNF campus at Garage #38. Students being asked to find a safe place & shelter in place. UNF PD & JSO on scene now. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/1QTmTKoFJi
— Tenikka Smith Hughes (@TenikkaANjax) February 11, 2019
Breaking News: Police armed with rifles canvassing the #UNF area for a person who is possibly armed. Follow @RussellANjax for updates. @ActionNewsJax #ANJaxBreaking pic.twitter.com/OAhDg2w6RT
— Steve Berrios (@berriosanjax) February 11, 2019
UNF: One person called JSO saying they saw one person with a gun in garage. No one located. Classes canceled for the rest of the day. Not evacuating dorms. @ActionNewsJax https://t.co/9Nlis1FJFE
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) February 12, 2019
You can see Garage #38 at #UNF is near the Student Union & Arena. Reports of POSSIBLE armed person on campus in Garage 38. Students asked to avoid the area & shelter in place. We are standing by for briefing from police. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/f7DaproNpF
— Tenikka Smith Hughes (@TenikkaANjax) February 11, 2019
BREAKING: Class CANCELLED for rest of the day at #UNF. Spokesperson says someone called #JSO saying they saw someone in parking garage with a gun. Spokesperson says No suspect located at this time. Police searching cars in garage now. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews @UNFspinnaker pic.twitter.com/8fzbxG3LxE
— Tenikka Smith Hughes (@TenikkaANjax) February 12, 2019
BREAKING: This is an alert some students on #UNF campus just got moments ago. @ActionNewsJax asking when the alerts about a possible armed person on campus went out - and who got them. @ActionNewsJax @RussellANjax @WOKVNews @UNFspinnaker pic.twitter.com/c6x62Bi0p4
— Tenikka Smith Hughes (@TenikkaANjax) February 12, 2019
BREAKING UPDATE: @RussellANjax at #UNF campus being told - NO credible threat - regarding report of armed person on campus. Cars are being allowed to leave Garage #38 and students are walking nearby. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/aNlp5k8Qkr
— Tenikka Smith Hughes (@TenikkaANjax) February 12, 2019
UNF contends campus alert went out at 6:12. We spoke with several people who didn’t get it until 7 or after. They acknowledge system needs to be reviewed. @ActionNewsJax https://t.co/5XvrIN2sO7
— Russell Colburn (@RussellANjax) February 12, 2019
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