U.N.C. Under Shelter-in-Place Order as ‘Armed, Dangerous Person’ Remains at Large

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was under a shelter-in-place order on Monday afternoon after the school warned that an “armed, dangerous person” was on campus.

The university sent an alert just after 1 p.m. that advised people in the area to go inside and stay away from windows. Nearly an hour and a half later, the university said in another alert that the shelter-iin-place order remained in effect and said there was a “suspect at large.”

“We will provide updates as they become available,” the school said in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

Students returned to class on Aug. 21 after summer break.

The university did not immediately respond to requests for comment. It was not clear whether there were injuries.

ABC 11, a local news channel, showed more than a dozen emergency response vehicles parked on campus.

A local school district, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, said that classroom instruction could continue as normal but that schools were in “secure mode,” meaning all school building doors were closed and locked and people were not allowed to enter or leave school buildings.