WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A university in Greensboro, North Carolina, issued a campus-wide lockdown alert on Friday after reports that a man carrying a rifle was seen on the campus, though it said no shots had been fired.
"The university is on lockdown," North Carolina A&T State University said on its website. "Everyone should stay inside, close and lock your doors and windows."
The university police department was searching for a man with a weapon, reportedly observed near a classroom building, the school said.
School officials did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
Several public schools in Greensboro were also locked down Friday due to their proximity to the university.
Educators and police around the United States remain on high alert for possible shooting incidents in the wake of an attack on an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, in December that left 26 dead, including 20 young children.
North Carolina A&T State University has more than 10,000 students.
(Reporting by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Paul Thomasch)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/north-carolina-university-campus-locked-down-gunman-reported-141626227.html
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