Police Lift Lockdown After No Shooter Found At Howard University: BREAKING NEWS

(Updated at 2:05 p.m. Tuesday): WASHINGTON, D.C. — Police have lifted the lockdown at Howard University after police and SWAT team checked the campus for multiple reports of an active shooter Tuesday afternoon. The scene was cleared and nothing was found, police said.

Police were called to the campus for a report of a shooter just before noon. Howard University Police were alerted of a shooter at The College of Medicine, while Metropolitan Police received a report of a shooter at the Administration Building.

Police investigated four areas on campus in total and cleared those buildings, with nothing found and no injuries reported.

When asked if the calls were a hoax, the Executive Director and Chief of Police of the Department of Public Safety at Howard Alonzo Joy, said: "What I'm thinking right now is we're gonna do a real, real good investigation because this is only the beginning."

"We have found no evidence, no witnesses, nothing that supports that there was a shooting on our campus at any locations, but it does not stop here," Joy said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. "Our investigation is continuing."

Howard University's President Wayne A.I. Frederick tweeted that officials were "anonymously notified of a potential shooter on campus."

"We took the call seriously and police are investigating," Frederick tweeted.

Joy said officers that were at The College of Medicine at that time did not hear any sounds of gunshots or see any signs of a shooting.

Students and staff were advised to shelter in place as police investigated the situation.

Police urged residents to take precautions if they were in the area of the school, located at 2400 Sixth St. NW. Authorities closed 6th Street from Fairmount Street, NW. to College Street, NW. and Howard Place from Georgia Avenue to 4th Street, NW. as a precaution.

This is a developing story. Patch will update this post when more information becomes available.

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