This post has been updated.
The lockdown at the Ohio University Southern campus in Ironton, Ohio, was lifted after a false alarm caused by an armed Brinks truck driver, WSAZ reported on Wednesday evening.
WSAZ and the Ohio University police originally reported that officers were responding to an active shooter situation. However, the armed Brinks truck driver was mistaken for a threatening man with a gun, according to WSAZ.
OU Southern campus lockdown has been cleared. Subject was identified as an armored car security guard. Classes will resume at 7 p.m.
— OhioUniversityPolice (@oupolice) January 21, 2015
The campus was on lockdown for about an hour before police determined it was a false alarm. No shots were fired on campus, according to WSAZ.
