‘No active threat;’ Police activity prompts floor closure of Tulane’s Hutchinson Building


by FOX 8 Local First

FOX 8 Local First— Tulane University issued a series of alerts Friday morning urging people to steer clear of the School of Medicine due to a police presence.

NBC Connecticut—Reported threat prompts lockdown at Capitol building. Police are actively searching for a person at the state capitol building that is reportedly “looking to do harm,” and the building is currently locked down, according to authorities. Capitol police told NBC Connecticut that they received a phone call at 3:20 p.m. from the Hartford Police Department about a possible emotionally disturbed person at the capitol. The person told

WGNO—Police activity reported at Tulane School of Medicine. Tulane University police are advising students, staff and the public to avoid the School of Medicine on Friday, April 19.

The Mercury News—Threats prompt school closures in Palo Alto, Orinda. Unspecified threats against two campuses in the Bay Area prompted a campus closure at one and a lockdown at another Monday afternoon.