UC Berkeley Lifts Shelter Orders

BERKELEY, CA — Shelter orders have been lifted at UC Berkeley, campus police announced in a 1:41 p.m. alert.

Authorities were seeking a person who "may want to harm specific individual," campus police said in an earlier alert. It is not clear whether the person was located or whether anyone was taken into custody in connection with the disturbance.

"The shelter in place has been lifted," the alert said. "Please leave the campus in a safe and orderly way via the closest route available. UCPD has determined based upon its investigation that it is appropriate to end the shelter in place. Buildings will remain locked."

UC Berkeley had been under lockdown Thursday due to an unspecified emergency, campus police said. Police said they're seeking someone who "may want to harm specific individual."

In-person classes were canceled for the rest of the day and instructors were encouraged to accommodate students and if possible record their remote classes to provide access to students at a later time, authorities said.