Barricaded UC Berkeley Suspect Heard On Police Scanner: Report

BERKELEY, CA — A person at the center of incident at UC Berkeley that triggered campus-wide shelter orders was heard on the UC Police Department scanner, UC Berkeley’s student newspaper reports.

UC Berkeley has been under lockdown all day Thursday due to an unspecified emergency, campus police said.

Police said they’re seeking someone who “may want to harm specific individual.”

The Daily Californian reports that the person has barricaded themself at the Cesar E. Chavez Student Center’s room 501, and that the person was heard on a UCPD scanner claiming that “I am the reason why this is all happening!”

A UC Berkeley administrator sent a text message relative to an emerging active shooter threat situation related to a student who has been placed on interim suspension for threatening behavior.

"The Warnme that just went out is relative to an emerging active shooter threat situation related to a student who has been placed on interim suspension for threatening behavior. Please encourage people to follow the shelter in place. We will be shutting all the buildings," Assistant Executive Vice Chancellor Andrea Lambert said.

"We will send more info soon, but wanted to share this much as the situation emerges."

UC police said the situation does not involve an active shooter.

"In-person classes are canceled through the remainder of the day and instructors are encouraged to accommodate students and if possible record their remote classes to provide access to students at a later time," the Berkeley Police Department said in a statement.

Read more in The Daily Californian