Western Kentucky University’s emergency notification system was activated after WKU Police received reports of incidents at the South Campus building on Nashville Road and in the Poland Hall parking lot on the southern end of the main campus.
Students, faculty and staff were advised about 12:30 p.m. to remain indoors until the all clear was issued about 3 p.m.
All afternoon and evening classes on the main campus and at WKU’s Bowling Green Community College (South Campus) were canceled.
The South Campus building was evacuated just before noon following reports of the first incident. WKU Police, Bowling Green Police, Warren County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police searched the building and premises.
As police were clearing the South Campus building, Western Kentucky University Police received a report of another incident on the southern end of the main campus.
In both incidents, there were initial reports of shots being fired. Police have found no evidence of weapons being used in either incident.
“While this was an unfortunate incident, we are extremely pleased with the cooperation and assistance we received from city, county, state and federal agencies,” said Howard Bailey, vice president for Student Affairs at Western Kentucky University.
WKU used its emergency notification system to alert the campus community about the incidents and to sound the all-clear.
“We acted in the best interest of our campus family with the information we had at the time,” Bailey said. “We are happy that the incident proved to be less serious than original reports indicated.”
An investigation is underway and police are continuing to interview numerous witnesses. Updates will be posted on WKU’s website, www.wku.edu.
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