ATLANTA — Three Georgia universities briefly locked down on the evening of Aug. 29 after each received a false report of an active shooter on campus.
The University of Georgia, the University of West Georgia and Clark Atlanta University each received a hoax report, according to university officials and local media reports.
At the state's flagship university in Athens, police responded to a report of an armed shooter near the school's main library just before 9 p.m. Aug. 29. Officers found "the report was a hoax," according to a university statement.
The University of West Georgia, located in Carrollton, alerted students around 10 p.m. about a suspected man with a gun near the school's Ingram Library, according to Assistant Director of Strategic Communications Julie Lineback. An all-clear was issued approximately 30 minutes later.
Clark Atlanta University, a historically black school located in the state's capital, also received a hoax call Friday evening that featured the sound of gunshots in the background, reported Atlanta's WSB-TV. University and City of Atlanta police later confirmed there was no threat.
