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Report Of ‘Active Shooter’ At Ohio University Was False Alarm

01.21.15 | 5:22 pm

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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.

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misterneutron says:

January 21, 2015

Boy, someone must have been really confused. Every armored car guy I’ve ever seen was uniformed. No way you could mistake one of them for some open-carry moron.
ryokyo says:

January 21, 2015

“Report: Police Responding To Active Shooter At Ohio University Southern Campus”

So, someone wanna tell me what a passive shooter might be?

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