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Police at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are responding to an “armed and dangerous person on or near campus,” according to an alert from the university on Monday.

Edit: AlertCarolina issued an all clear message at 4:15pm local time.

From WRAL

One person, a UNC faculty member, has died in the shooting.

One person was taken into police custody as of 3:15 p.m.

Police at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are responding to an “armed and dangerous person on or near campus,” according to an alert from the university on Monday.

“Remain sheltered in place. This is an ongoing situation. Suspect at large,” the university said in an alert sent just before 2:30 p.m., about 90 minutes after the first alert was sent.

According to the student paper The Daily Tar Heel, at least one person has been wounded.

University police are advising students, faculty and staff to:

Go inside immediately. Close windows and doors. Stay until further notice. Follow directions from emergency responders or University officials.

  • macarthur_park@lemmy.worldOP
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    ABC11 learned all Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools are in secure mode – meaning all building doors are closed and locked. The school district said elementary schools will not dismiss students until there is an all clear given at UNC.

    “As a safety precaution, schools have been directed not to release students to their families at this time,” the district said.

    Chapel Hill Transit reports all buses in the area have halted their routes for the time being. UNC’s Board of Trustees’ special meeting and the Faculty Executive Committee’s meeting are both canceled for Monday afternoon.

    Via ABC11 news