Yale Police investigating report of person with gun near Old Campus
Source: New Haven Register
NEW HAVEN >> Yale University says police are investigating a report of a person with a gun on or near Old Campus.
There is a shelter in place and everyone on campus is asked to remain in their current locations as police investigate.
According to an alert message sent out by the university at 10:17 a.m., New Haven Police received an anonymous call from a phone booth in the 300 block of Columbus Avenue (between Howard Avenue and Hallock Street) reporting a person on the Yale Campus with a gun.
The university says there have been no confirmations or sightings of this person. Yale and New Haven Police are in the area.
Read more: http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20131125/yale-police-investigating-report-of-person-with-gun-near-old-campus
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)for the Thanksgiving holiday...
CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)The Emergency Management site is saying there are confirmed reports of a gunman and continues to order shelter in place as of 11:57 am.
Hope the reports are untrue.
http://emergency.yale.edu/
grasswire
(50,130 posts)maybe it's one of those Skull & Boners.
CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)but a very dangerous one. Puts the police and the students, faculty and community on edge, and could lead to a very bad outcome even if it is a prank.
But I just checked and the shelter in place remains, and the site states 'This is Not a Test.' I have a friend whose son is at Yale... he's in the library at the moment, not going anywhere.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)Hope everything remains ok there.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)[IMG][/IMG]
...and over at the rare book library too. Another big kick is walking 'round the Tomb.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)Didyou know that the sterling library interior was used in a scene of the Julia Roberts movie "Mona Lisa Smile'?
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)pic.twitter.com/DZXpfNh51c
Oh boy...
CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)Update message to the Yale Community, November 25- 3:10 pm
Shelter-in-place/lock-down lifted, with the exception of Old Campus and Calhoun College. More info to follow by email.
http://emergency.yale.edu/
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)A close friend's son goes to Yale and I followed this today because she was in touch with me about what was going on with him. We hoped it was a hoax but I suppose no one can be certain. Rather be safe than sorry... as the old saying goes.
Thanks for the update!