Police have responded to the University of Wisconsin–Platteville following unconfirmed reports of a possible shooting and an active shooter on campus.
Police have responded to the University of Wisconsin–Platteville on Monday afternoon following unconfirmed reports of a possible shooting and an active shooter on campus. According to social media reports, officials have issued a shelter-in-place order following an incident at the Wilgus Hall dormitory.
Reports of shooting and active shooter at University of Wisconsin–Platteville. (University of Wisconsin–Platteville Website)
According to WKOW, students received emergency alerts on their mobile devices instructing them to avoid the area and shelter in place.
Law enforcement is currently on the scene, and authorities have not yet confirmed the nature of the threat.
Social media reports
Several parents and students took to social media to report the incident.
“Everyone please pray!!! Something (violence) has happened at UW-Platteville. Gray is safe but others are not!!! Please, please pray!!! (all information so far is that it is an active shooter at one of the dorms but all students are locked in/sheltered in place. Exams are indefinitely postponed.) I can barely breathe right now….” one parent wrote on Facebook.
Another parents reported, “Ongoing situation at UW Platteville in one of the dorms, rumors are a shooting occurred. Please pray for everyone involved.”
A third family members reported, “Sister is on Campus. Original call was placed for a student with a GSW to the head.”
A local resident wrote on Facebook, “Tere was an active shooter at UW Platteville right in our backyard. You never think it’s going to happen near you and then it does. Hospital is on lockdown college is on lockdown just plain terrible.”
This is a developing story and will be updated with more information
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