UTA: Person Of Interest Had BB Gun, Not Rifle
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ARLINGTON (CBSDFW) - The University of Texas at Arlington had a false alarm on their campus Monday.
The university tweeted that they were looking for a person with a possible rifle on the school's campus.
MAVALERT: @UTAPolice looking for white male in black shirt & jeans. Seen near University Center carrying black backpack w/ possible rifle.
— UT Arlington (@utarlington) October 2, 2017
A few minutes later, officials said campus police determined that the person of interest was carrying a BB gun and there was no threat at the school.
UPDATE: UTA Police have located the suspect and determined he had a BB gun. No threat to campus, please resume normal operations
— UT Arlington (@utarlington) October 2, 2017
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