UW-Whitewater: from campus alert to all-clear
The September 2 warning was followed by an all-clear. Statements from UW-Whitewater and the city say police investigated the report and found no threat. The initial alert should be read alongside that resolution.
The reported threat was ruled out
After the initial campus alert, UW-Whitewater said police located the person, found no weapon and determined there was no threat. That all-clear supersedes the earlier warning.
UW-Whitewater · September 2 statementWhat the sources establish
2 source documentsUW-Whitewater says its emergency system was activated while police responded to a report that a person believed to have a weapon had entered Andersen Hall.
UW-Whitewater · Chancellor and police chief’s statementThe university says officers later located a person matching the description, found no weapon and determined that there was no threat.
UW-Whitewater · Account of the police responseThe City of Whitewater’s September 2 statement also reports that police found no threat and the university issued the all-clear.
City of Whitewater · Police chief and city manager’s statement
How our coverage developed
Oldest firstThese are Noteworthy publication times, not the times the events occurred. Earlier updates may have been superseded by the source account above.
- Initial update: campus alert reported
“Active threat to life safety” reported at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Read the original update → - Resolution update: the university says there is no threat
“No threat to life safety” reported at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the university says.
Read the original update →
The source documents
The outcome is attributed to the university and city statements. This guide does not establish that an armed attack occurred: those statements describe a reported threat that police ruled out. The two Noteworthy posts preserve the sequence of the publication’s coverage.
- Primary sourceUW-Whitewater — Message regarding activation of the emergency alert system
- Primary sourceCity of Whitewater — Statement regarding the emergency response at UW-Whitewater
Original distribution posts (2)
These are Noteworthy’s own posts; they are not independent corroboration.
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