Lockdown lifted at UVA Campus in Wise, call was a hoax
| Published: | Jan 23, 2013 11:23 PM EST |
| Updated: | Jan 23, 2013 11:23 PM EST |
WISE COUNTY, VA- The lockdown on the campus of UVA at Wise has been lifted. The campus is located about 200 miles southwest of Roanoke, VA.
According to state police, a student called 911 shortly before 9 p.m. saying she had seen a man on campus with a gun.
Several police departments responded immediately and started a building-by-building search.
The student who made the 911 call was interviewed by police, and she admitted it was a hoax.
Law enforcement officers are clearing from the campus and the lockdown has been lifted.
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