Update 1:15p.m.
MANHATTAN —Kansas State University officials have confirmed that shots were fired at a parking lot on campus but that no injuries have been reported and there is “no ongoing threat.”
University spokesman Jeff Morris says the shots were fired around 11 a.m. Thursday in a parking lot north of the Foundation Building, where fundraising efforts are organized. No vehicle damage was reported.
Morris says officers rushed over from the nearby university police station and locked down the building while they investigated. The university initially ordered people in the area to shelter in place.
Morris says authorities haven’t made any arrests and are interviewing witnesses. He said he had no other details about the shooting.
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MANHATTAN —Authorities are investigating a report of possible shots fired at the Foundation Building at Kimball and Dennison in Manhattan, according to a campus alert.
The original alert asked employees to shelter in place.
A short time later, the K-State Police Department reported the Scene was safe and there were no injuries.
They did ask the public to avoid the area to allow officers to investigate the incident.
Just after noon, the foundation staff was allowed resume normal work, according to an updated campus alert.
Just after 12:30p.m., police reported they had cleared the scene, completed a preliminary investigation of the incident and released the scene for normal activity, according to the police twitter account.
Check the Post for more information as it becomes available.
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MANHATTAN —Authorities are investigating a report of possible shots fired at the Foundation Building at Kimball and Dennison in Manhattan, according to a campus alert.
The Scene is safe. No injuries are reported. Authorities asked that the public avoid the area to allow officers to investigate the incident.
Foundation staff are being allowed resume normal work, according to a campus alert.
Authorities released no additional detail late morning Thursday.
Check the Post for more information as it becomes available.