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Lockdown Lifted: UNC-Chapel Hill Police Investigate Unconfirmed Reports Of Armed Person

Jay Price
/
WUNC

Updated at 9:40 a.m.

A lockdown has been lifted at UNC-Chapel Hill and at Chapel Hill/Carrboro schools after unconfirmed reports of an armed person at the Carolina ROTC building.  Someone spotted a man carrying a long case that could contain a rifle or shotgun.

UNC Public Affairs' office says Campus Police never found a gunman, and no one had been hurt. They're still investigating the incident.

9:25 a.m.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has lifted  an emergency warning after police reported an armed and dangerous person on campus Wednesday morning. The armed person was reported near the ROTC building on campus.

More information will be provided as it becomes available.

Charlie Shelton-Ormond is a podcast producer for WUNC.
Rebecca Martinez produces podcasts at WUNC. She’s been at the station since 2013, when she produced Morning Edition and reported for newscasts and radio features. Rebecca also serves on WUNC’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) Committee.
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