So...I'm doing my work, and updating the Gorsuch hearing thread and this happened:
ball state university said:Ball State University police have ascertained that a report of a sighting of a person with a gun on campus this afternoon was actually a young man involved in the popular game of Humans vs. Zombies.
After receiving multiple notifications, police issued a "shelter in place" alert, quickly located the individual and released an "all clear" message within 20 minutes.
"We work with the campus community to speak up if they see something. They did in this instance, and that was exactly the correct thing to do," said James Duckham, Ball State's director of public safety. "We quickly responded to various witness reports and were able to bring this incident to a safe ending.
"Ball State police regularly practice emergency drills to ensure quick response to maintain campus safety. In this age of instant communication, we also appreciate the updates we received via social media."
After the incident, Alan Hargrave, associate vice president for student affairs and enrollment services and director of housing and residence life, urged people participating in live-action games to exercise discretion about any items that may be perceived as a weapon and be aware that such games could cause alarm. Such incidents also might cause harm to participants or bystanders.
Additional Information
Background
Timeline
- Ball State police determined that the situation was a young man involved in a game of Humans vs. Zombies, which is popular on college campuses across the nation.
- Because of the young man's gaming equipment (body armor and toy guy), multiple calls were made to campus police reporting the sighting.
- Police quickly determined the situation was nonthreatening after speaking with the young man.
At 2:29 p.m., the all clear was issued.
- The university sent out its first alert via various channels (text, email, voice mail, social media, websites and digital signage) at 2:09 p.m., instructing campus to shelter in place due to the possibility of a person with a gun.
- At 2:24 p.m., the alert was updated to include a description of the possible suspect.