PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 6 (UPI) — A 17-year-old boy has been taken into custody after he brandished a weapon during an argument that caused the lockdown of the school Tuesday morning.
Philadelphia Community College was put on lockdown Tuesday, and students and faculty were ordered to shelter in place after reports of a gunman on campus.
About 10 a.m. a man reported he was threatened by another man with a gun in the Bonnell Building on the school’s main campus. Police have told everyone in the building and nearby to stay in place as officers sweep the area.
There were no reports of shots fired and there are no reports of injuries.
Monday, the FBI warned colleges in Philadelphia and New Jersey to be on the alert after a social media threat of violence. The anonymous threat warned someone will “take up arms against a university near Philadelphia.”
