(NewsNation) — The University of Arkansas lifted its safety alert after it said there was no evidence of an active shooter on campus.
This now marks the sixth incident where a report of an active shooter on a college campus in recent days has been found to be baseless by authorities.
Police in Fayetteville said the first call of a reported shooter came in at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. Authorities later confirmed there were no confirmed gunshots or injuries. Four calls were received by police in different locations around campus. No arrests have been made.
The university said on social media earlier that they were responding to multiple reports around campus and advised students to continue to stay aware.
In a text alert sent out Monday afternoon, students were advised to stay away from the area of Mullins Library, according to NewsNation local affiliate KNWA. The library is in a central area of the university campus, a few blocks east of the college’s football stadium.
It is the main library facility on campus, according to the university’s website, and houses offices and study spaces in addition to books, computer lab and special collections.
University of Arkansas junior Brock Boddie told KNWA he was on the third floor of Mullins Library when he heard people yelling and moving around. Moments later, he received the university alert. Boddie and other students were ushered into another building, where he saw armed officers outside the library with guns drawn, ordering students to evacuate.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a social media post that she is in touch with school administrators and is monitoring the situation with them and advised people to “stay alert, and follow the direction of law enforcement.”
Arkansas Rep. Steve Womack took to X and said he and his team are closely monitoring the reports.
The alert at the University of Arkansas comes days after three other college campuses were locked down after reports of active shooters. Villanova University and the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga were locked down Thursday, and the University of South Carolina was alerted to a possible shooter Sunday. In all three previous cases, no evidence of an active shooter was found.
There was also a report of an active shooter that police determined was a hoax Monday morning at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. According to a local news outlet, that investigation started after someone claimed there was an active shooter in a campus library.
The Iowa State University Police Department said reports of an active shooter in Ames on Monday morning were a false alarm and appeared to be the result of swatting, according to NewsNation local affiliate WHO13.
Classes have been canceled for the remainder of the day and will resume on Tuesday. Campus transit will also continue its routes.