The University of Georgia said the claim of an armed shooter in the main library on its Athens campus seems to be “fraud”.
The university issued an emergency alert on Friday at 21:34.
“At about 20:45, the UGA police department of the UGA police department received a UGA library. The officers responded quickly and searched the area. The preliminary investigation suggests that the event was fraud but officers remain around to investigate and collect information.
Previously, at 6.21 in the morning, the official website of the university published: “This is an emergency police warning message UGA for the Athens campus. In the main library, there was a report of an armed shooter.
At the nearby Clarke Central High School, the game against Jefferson High was interrupted when both teams moved to the side line, while the referees, coaches and athletic directors met on Wednesday to discuss the situation, according to online reports.
Before the second alerts UGA Clarke Central announced that the reporter on the site of Sara Tidwell quoted that the police in Athens confirmed that there was no active threat, the report said.
The UGA Public Relations Office later issued a statement that officers remained in this area to investigate and collect information, and urged the public to continue to avoid the scene.
Meanwhile, the Georgian football team is ready to start the season on Saturday afternoon at the Sanford stadium, with a soldier of more than 90,000, which is expected to take part in the game against Marshall.
(This is an evolving story)
(Tagstotranslate) Armed shooter (T) University of Georgia
