University of Richmond on Lockdown

Fox News ^ | 5/6/08 | AP

[paltz]

Va. —  The University of Richmond was placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon while police searched for a man who was reportedly seen carrying a gun.

University spokeswoman Linda Evans and police said no shots were fired.

Evans said witnesses reported seeing a man with a handgun in Boatwright Memorial Library at about 2:50 p.m.. She said the man was wearing a dark-colored shirt or jacket with the word "Sheriff" on the back, and maybe a fake beard. Evans said the man refused to identify himself to library workers.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Always good to lock the place down, so no one can get away.

[Shermy]

http://www.wric.com/

[BorisTheBulletDodger]

Well thank god the students are defenseless... wait... no... no. Thank god no one was hurt. And too bad they can't defend themselves!

FEAR NOT, CITIZENS! WHEN DANGER THREATENS, CALL THE COPS, AND THEY SHALL HIDE BEHIND THE TREES SOMEWHERE ELSE ON CAMPUS... /sarc

[Fundamentally Fair]

Cross Reference: Gunman on the loose at University of Richmond?

[ClayinVA]

A armed man in Richmond? As a former resident, you can imagine my surprise. The city is a cesspool of its own making. VCU campus police in Richmond leads the state in confiscated weapons every year.