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In 24 hours, the Student Recreation and Wellness Center went from a place to work out to an evacuated building swarmed with police, and then almost seamlessly back. The building, one of four in the shut down sports and recreation complex, was closed for about three hours as police responded to a report of someone yelling “gun” in the Health and Physical Activity Building.
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A 9-day-old university Twitter account went from roughly 10 to a little more than 4,700 followers when it was used for the first time in an emergency to update students on Friday’s report of a potential armed person on campus.
Immediately after a police officer discharged a gun, students were evacuated into Architecture Building.
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Police swarmed the north side of campus late this afternoon after a report of an armed person in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.There was no confirmation of any threat or suspect found, but the resulting chaos included more than a dozen police cars, road closures, a SWAT callout and the accidental firing of an officer’s gun.Dan Tracy, a graduate assistant in sports administration, said he was in his office on the third floor of the Health and Physical Activity Building when he heard yelling at about 4:30 p.m.“I just heard the male voice say ‘gun’ at the top of his lungs,” he said.Tracy said the voice sounded like it came from a stairway down the hall and sounded panicked, shouting multiple times.He locked himself in his office with the lights off and texted his family to let them know he was OK.About 10 minutes later, Tracy heard the man’s voice shout “gun” again.“My heart was beating about as hard as it [has] ever,” he said.After about an hour of waiting while he heard people shuffling outside and doors opening and closing, Tracy said, police found him.They ushered him into a larger office with a group of other people, and three officers guided them all out of the building.Police searched students and checked their coats and bags, after they escorted the students from the building over to the parking lot next to the Architecture Building.
Police cars lined the streets as tape was rolled out, rifles were cocked and K-9 units were deployed as police surrounded the Student Recreation and Wellness Center after reports of a possible gunman. “I was freaking out a little bit,” Meghan Pea, a freshman elementary education major, said.
6:59 p.m. Ball State Alert sends a text to students letting them know that the Health and Physical Activity Building, the Lewellen Aquatic Center, the Student Recreation and Wellness Center and Worthen Arena are the affected buildings that police are assessing.
Ball State University Student Recreation and Wellness Center evacuated
About 100 students are evacuated from the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Police responded to SRWC following a report of an armed assailant Friday afternoon. Check the breaking news banner and follow @bsudailynews for updates.
University Police Department officers respond the a report of an armed assailant at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. The report came after someone at the center yelled, “Gun.” See breaking news banner for updates.
Police are starting a secondary search of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, an officer said. The officer said this means they have searched the entire building and are now searching every room and unlocking each door.
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