Cal State Long Beach Gunman Alert Called Off

California State University, Long Beach officials called off an alert saying there was a gunman on campus, and they placed the campus on lockdown.
Cal State Long Beach Gunman Alert Called Off
A screenshot of Google Maps shows the campus.
Jack Phillips
8/13/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

California State University, Long Beach officials called off an alert saying there was a gunman on campus, and they placed the campus on lockdown.

The situation is now clear, officials said.

“The situation on campus is all clear. There is no threat on campus. Classes will be held as scheduled, and business to resume as usual,” the university wrote.

The reports of an armed suspect appeared to be false, said the Los Angeles Times.

The Times reported that police said the confusion was caused after someone thought a construction worker with a Samsung Galaxy smartphone had a gun.

ABC-7, which broke the story on Twitter, originally reported that the gunman was last seen in the area of Engineering Technology.

Police are on the scene.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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