Monmouth University's Shelter-in-Place Lifted After False Alarm of Armed Suspect.
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Monmouth University in New Jersey was on lockdown for nearly four and a half hours after reports of an armed suspect and shots fired. However, police found no evidence of a suspect or shots fired and lifted the shelter-in-place order. After interviews, they discovered that the person of interest was carrying a curling iron that was mistaken for a weapon.
- No evidence of armed suspect or shots fired at New Jersey's Monmouth University; curling iron mistaken for weapon: Police WPVI-TV
- Monmouth lifts shelter-in-place after gun scare on campus CBS New York
- Shelter-in-place lifted at Monmouth University after curling iron mistaken for weapon ABC News
- Shelter in place issued at Monmouth University due to possible armed suspect Eyewitness News ABC7NY
- Staff, students at Monmouth University ordered to shelter in place for possible armed person NJ.com
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