No new info at this time. Remain sheltered in place.
— Univ. of Oklahoma (@UofOklahoma) January 22, 2014
Another reported college campus shooting, this time at the University of Oklahoma.
Norman pd was called around 11:15 to help investigate. http://t.co/ip9yq7sU3s #liveonOKCFOX #OUSHOOTING pic.twitter.com/R2QsZx8dOT
— KOKH FOX 25 (@OKCFOX) January 22, 2014
UPDATE: Shelter in place order at Univ. of Oklahoma after reports of shots fired: http://t.co/dRVBnk2Cvo pic.twitter.com/fSnJeV1Yzf
— ABC News (@ABC) January 22, 2014
U OF OKLAHOMA SHOOTING: @OUKappaAlpha: Lockdown in the union stay away from windows and doors pic.twitter.com/fvHWr5qlxa
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) January 22, 2014
Shots reportedly fired at University of Oklahoma. Image of campus now from @rustysurette pic.twitter.com/aGj0FDLLuA
— Yahoo (@Yahoo) January 22, 2014
Please continue to avoid Gould Hall. No new information at this time.
— Univ. of Oklahoma (@UofOklahoma) January 22, 2014
We pray that everyone stays safe.
We will continue to monitor the situation and update with further developments.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Update:
OU’s official Twitter feed now says there’s no evidence of a shooting:
As of this time, no evidence has been found of any shots being fired. There are no injuries reported at this time.
— Univ. of Oklahoma (@UofOklahoma) January 22, 2014
Both the Norman and OU police department have very quickly responded as well as emergency personnel. President Boren is at the scene.
— Univ. of Oklahoma (@UofOklahoma) January 22, 2014
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But the college is still taking precautions.
Normal campus operations have resumed except for Gould Hall where additional checking is continuing.
— Univ. of Oklahoma (@UofOklahoma) January 22, 2014
Campus Depot transfer station has reopened and CART is operating as usual. #UofOklahoma
— CART Norman, OK (@CARTNORMAN) January 22, 2014
CORRECTION. We've been advised Campus Depot is still closed. #UofOklahoma
— CART Norman, OK (@CARTNORMAN) January 22, 2014
We certainly hope that the initial reports were just mistaken. That does appear to be the case.
University of Oklahoma President David Boren says reports of a shooting believed to be a false alarm
— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) January 22, 2014
Boren: "It appears to be a false alarm. We have not been able to confirm that any shots were fired."
— OU Daily (@OUDaily) January 22, 2014
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