Portland State University Alert: Oregon College Issues College After Students Say They Were Threatened with Gun

Portland State University Alert: Oregon College Issues College After Students Say They Were Threatened with Gun
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Jack Phillips
5/21/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

Portland State University in Portland, Ore., has issued a campus alert after students said they were threatened by a person armed with a gun.

The college issued a statement about the alert on its Twitter.

“PSU Alert: Two students report being threatened by a male, age 18-22, in a white range rover and displaying a handgun. Don’t approach,” the alert reads.

It was posted at 10:25 a.m. local time.

It’s unclear if the school was locked down.

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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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