Univ. of Neb. calls off search for campus gunman
LINCOLN, Neb. — No gunman has been found at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's east campus.
A statement issued Thursday by the school says buildings were searched after reports of an armed man entering the College of Dentistry but nothing was found.
The university issued a campuswide alert just after 3 p.m. warning students to stay away from east campus as police searched for a man wearing a black windbreaker, jeans and black hat reportedly seen carrying a handgun.
University police chief Carl Oestmann says the person who reported seeing the gunman was a faculty member.
Several buildings were temporarily locked down. Classes were ordered to resume about 4:30 p.m.
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