All Clear Given After University Of Toledo Student Union Evacuated
TOLEDO (WWJ) -- The University of Toledo student union building in Toledo, Ohio was evacuated Saturday after reports of a suspicious person holding a gun.
University officials collaborated with Toledo Police and discovered that reports of a suspected gunman on the school's campus were untrue. The university released a statement following the investigation.
"Following multiple exhaustive searches, University of Toledo Police Chief Jeff Newton confirmed there is no evidence to corroborate a report of a gunman or victim in UT's Student Union.
UT Police issued the all clear following a report of a dangerous situation earlier this afternoon.
Just before 4 p.m., a man called Toledo Police's non-emergency line and alleged he had a gun to his head and that he had stabbed his girlfriend in the Student Union.
The caller disconnected and then called UTPD dispatch and at 3:54 p.m. gave this same information to dispatchers.
UTPD officers were immediately dispatched to the Student Union at 3:56 p.m. and arrived before 4 p.m. The officers immediately evacuated all persons from the building and began a preliminary sweep."
It was originally reported by the Toledo Blade that there was a suspected person wielding a gun in the Student Union. The school sent out an alert to students to stay away from the building calling it a "dangerous situation."
The university said that the Student Union will remain closed until further notice.