All articles tagged with #lockdown
A student was shot in the stomach at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Montgomery County, Md.; the victim was hospitalized and listed as stable. A second student, the suspected shooter, was arrested near the school. The campus was placed on lockdown and parents were directed to pick up students at Robert Frost Middle School as investigators continue the probe.
A student was shot inside Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, MD, prompting a campus lockdown. The injured student was taken to a hospital in stable condition, and another student has since been taken into custody. A reunification site was set at Robert Frost Middle School, with nearby roads closed as police investigate an active incident.
A movie theater near Cracker Barrel was temporarily locked down following reports of a man with a gun nearby, prompting a security response and concern in the area.
Milford police responded to a report of a man with a gun near a movie theater, which was later identified as an airsoft BB gun; the theater was temporarily locked down, but there was no active threat.
South Carolina State University remains on lockdown after two unrelated shootings during homecoming celebrations, resulting in one death and two injuries, prompting increased security measures and ongoing investigations.
The campus lockdown was lifted after a false gun report; initially, students were asked to shelter in place while police investigated a suspicious report, but it was later confirmed to be a false alarm.
A lockdown at UNCW was lifted after reports of a gunman on campus turned out to be false, with authorities confirming no threat after social media rumors caused a temporary shelter-in-place alert.
A midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis was shot by security forces during a campus lockdown while responding to reports of suspicious activity; the midshipman is in stable condition, and there is no active threat.
The US Naval Academy in Maryland was placed on lockdown due to reports of security threats, but no shooter was found and the threat was deemed false; one person was injured during the security response.
A student was shot and hospitalized at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis after a lockdown caused by online threats from a student who had been expelled. The incident occurred when students mistook a responding officer for a threat and struck him with a training rifle. The threats, made via social media, were linked to a student at home using an IP address to simulate presence on campus. The student shot is in stable condition, and the incident follows a series of recent campus threats and violence.
A threat at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis led to a campus lockdown and a person was injured during the building clearance; no active shooter was involved, and authorities consider the threat not credible.
The U.S. Naval Academy and Naval Support Activity Annapolis are on lockdown due to a reported threat, with authorities responding and urging faculty, students, and staff to shelter in place as the situation develops.
Multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were placed on lockdown following threats against their campuses, prompting investigations and increased security measures amid concerns over recent violence and threats targeting these institutions.
Protesters stormed Microsoft's headquarters, occupying Brad Smith's office to protest the company's alleged support of genocide, leading to a lockdown. The demonstration was part of ongoing protests against Microsoft's cloud contracts with Israel, highlighting concerns over data use in Gaza and West Bank, and echoing similar actions taken by Google employees.
The University of South Carolina issued a shelter-in-place alert after an unconfirmed report of an active shooter near a library, but later confirmed there was no evidence of a threat, following recent false alarms at other universities.