From a friend's status who works there

Quote :

"Yes, Locked in office"

Quote :

"not sure yet, armed person on 5th"

http://www2.wnct.com/news/2011/nov/16/4/ecu-report-armed-individual-5th-street-ar-1615389/

[Edited on November 16, 2011 at 10:34 AM. Reason : added link. Haha, I almost beat the Greenville news]

11/16/2011 10:30:56 AM

oh hell

11/16/2011 10:32:23 AM

lockdowns are all the rage these days.

11/16/2011 10:33:29 AM

Wait a second. Guns aren't allowed on college campuses, so this can't be correct.

11/16/2011 10:35:59 AM

^ lol, only 5 mins this time.

11/16/2011 10:37:50 AM

wasn't there just a lockdown like 2 days ago? But this is new...

11/16/2011 10:38:24 AM

Reporting live from the scene....or near it. We've never had a lockdown at ECU since I've been here. Everyone is freaking out.

11/16/2011 10:39:27 AM

1) NCSU
2) Duke
3) Fayetteville State
4) UNC-W
5) ECU

Anyone want to take bets on which campus is next?

11/16/2011 10:39:36 AM

i'll be glad to take the bets, and distribute the winnings while taking a 10% bet taking fee

11/16/2011 10:40:21 AM

Nothing to see here folks; guns are not allowed on campuses, so everyone is safe. Go about your day as normal.

11/16/2011 10:43:03 AM

^^^UNC-Pembroke.

and Elizabeth City SU had one too last week.

[Edited on November 16, 2011 at 10:44 AM. Reason : sss]

11/16/2011 10:43:39 AM

That's right, forgot about the Elizabeth City one.

1) Elizabeth City
2) NCSU
3) Duke
4) Fayetteville State
5) UNC-W
6) ECU

My money's on UNC-G.

11/16/2011 10:47:45 AM

how come Shaw aint never on lockdown

11/16/2011 10:57:25 AM

what about that dude at campbell?

11/16/2011 11:02:47 AM

I imagine that when a gunman comes on shaw's campus, it's either:

A) common

or

B) they handle their business while concealing their weapon, without going on a rampage

11/16/2011 11:04:28 AM

Got the whole school on LOCKDOWN

11/16/2011 11:06:10 AM

News reporters being taken down by the cops outside a Facebook friend's dorm just now lols

11/16/2011 11:14:57 AM

Quote :

"how come Shaw aint never on lockdown"

More fruitful to rob people that have money.

11/16/2011 11:15:54 AM

someone posted this on twitter:

11/16/2011 11:17:24 AM

Be scared, be deathly afraid of the fat bald cop who couldn't outrun a Hover round

11/16/2011 11:20:20 AM

He's not fat, he's big boned.

11/16/2011 11:22:40 AM

Damn it. I'm hungry.

11/16/2011 11:22:52 AM

now I'm free to see the world

11/16/2011 11:23:19 AM

last time i checked it was legal to own and possess a gun in public, as long as it wasn't concealed. from the way I read that the suspect was not actually on school property.

11/16/2011 11:25:27 AM

ANY

MORE

NEWS?

My brother just posted:

"shooter on campus, nbd"

GIVE ME MORE DETAILS FROM YOUR LOCKDOWN PLACE.

11/16/2011 11:29:14 AM

http://espn.go.com/action/bmx/blog/_/post/7241864/diogo-canina-amid-lockdown-ecu

11/16/2011 11:30:08 AM

facebook comments on WNCT's website are golden

Quote :

"This may be a silly question, but how do they know for sure that this allegedly "armed individual" is carrying a weapon with malevolent intentions and not just one of the many students/persons residing in Greenville who hunt? I'm aware that the precautions are necessary but am a bit skeptical of the response team's methods and procedures. Clarification would be nice."

Quote :

"Nobody goes hunting down 5th Street...not for animals anyway."

Quote :

"1. You don't hunt with an assault rifle 2. You don't openly carry any weapons this close to campus, hunting or not 3. You don't walk down a city street with a "long gun" to go hunting"

Quote :

"What would you be hunting on 5th street?"

11/16/2011 11:31:26 AM

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"GREENVILLE, NC -- The campus of East Carolina University is on lockdown after an armed man was seen nearby. ECU police are sweeping the campus, and the university says all residence halls have been locked down and are secure. In addition to ECU, three nearby Pitt County schools have also been placed on lockdown. Those are Wahl Coat, Elmhurst and Eastern. The alert was issued after an armed man was spotted near the corner of 5th and Reade Street around 10:00 a.m. Residence halls have been locked down and are secure. ECU has about 18,000 students. There was also a large-scale police action with Greenville police at 4th & Reade Street. WITN's Lynnette Taylor says police surrounded a Greenville transit bus, but nothing was found. An ECU alert says there was a report of armed individual on Fifth Street. The alert says people should take shelter inside a building, close and secure doors. Greenville police say they got a report around 10:00 a.m. of an armed man on East Fifth Street and confirmed the man then crossed onto campus. Greenville police are coordinating the search with ECU police. Alert sirens on campus were telling people to seek a safe place. WITN News has multiple crews on campus and will have updates on this developing story as they become available. "

Wow, that gunman moves quickly, just a few minutes ago this article said ECU has about 22,000 students

[Edited on November 16, 2011 at 11:38 AM. Reason : ]

11/16/2011 11:33:19 AM

Quote :

"Police say they received the call at 10:15 a.m. that a guy was walking casually down the street with assault rifle. There were erroneous reports that the suspect had taken a bus. That is not true. ECU and City of Greenville buses are secure. There have been no sightings of this guy since the initial sightings at 10:15 a.m."

Oh Greenville.

This shit has been going on for well over an hour and its not resolved. My brother is saying that students are rumoring a "hostage situation" but who knows if that's even close to true. Someone would have confirmed it.

11/16/2011 11:33:36 AM

I love how the term "assault rifle" is just tossed around. Do we have knowledge that the gunman is carrying a fully-auto rifle, or just a semi-auto clone that happens to "look evil".

Quote :

"1. You don't hunt with an assault rifle"

Many people hunt with AR-15s, which most of the population believes are "assault rifles" (but aren't).

11/16/2011 11:33:37 AM

that X-Games guy said it was an AK

11/16/2011 11:36:06 AM

Quote :

"What would you be hunting on 5th street?"

Cougars.

11/16/2011 11:36:14 AM

Is 5th street part of the University property?

11/16/2011 11:37:36 AM

Lots of talk of hostages, but no real confirmation. If the students know, the tons of cops on campus know, and there should be some kind of official confirmation.

11/16/2011 11:38:04 AM

espn story says he's got an AK

who knows if thats true

and even though open carry is legal off campus, you'd have to be a complete dumbass to OC any kind of long gun near any kind of school

[Edited on November 16, 2011 at 11:49 AM. Reason : revised \/]

11/16/2011 11:38:07 AM

It is legal

11/16/2011 11:40:24 AM

Quote :

"that X-Games guy said it was an AK"

let's hope that today he doesn't even have to use it

Picture of the suspect just released:


[Edited on November 16, 2011 at 11:42 AM. Reason : a]

11/16/2011 11:40:54 AM

Quote :

"Is 5th street part of the University property?"

Well, it runs right through campus.

11/16/2011 11:42:21 AM

^Yeah, I get that. But if it's not University property, then it's not illegal to open carry. Stupid--probably. Illegal--no. But, I don't know if it's University property or not. My thought is the University claims it as their property either way.

[Edited on November 16, 2011 at 11:44 AM. Reason : ]

11/16/2011 11:43:51 AM

I have the weirdest boner right now

11/16/2011 11:44:17 AM

Quote :

"confirmed the man then crossed onto campus. "

11/16/2011 11:44:48 AM

^ In the very article I posted.

11/16/2011 11:45:25 AM

Quote :

"That's right, forgot about the Elizabeth City one. 1) Elizabeth City 2) NCSU 3) Duke 4) Fayetteville State 5) UNC-W 6) ECU My money's on UNC-G."

i'm going with App. although - then my brother would be involved and yeah, no. he's better equipped with dealing with zombie deer and drunk drivers.

11/16/2011 11:45:29 AM

better article

http://www.reflector.com/crimerescue/ecu-locked-down-769279

11/16/2011 11:53:13 AM

^^dont worry, my brother goes to APP as well and he is most likely a much larger, slower target, your brother will probably get away

11/16/2011 11:54:57 AM

11/16/2011 11:58:32 AM

Quote :

"The alert was issued after an armed man was spotted near the corner of 5th and Reade Street around 10:00 a.m. Greenville police Sgt. Carlton Williams tells WITN News that video from a surveillance camera showed the man wearing a cowboy hat, with a backpack and what appeared to be an assault rifle in his right hand. "

11/16/2011 12:03:38 PM

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy wants to know if this gun has "the shoulder thing that goes up".

11/16/2011 12:07:32 PM

I am curious if this will end up like the thing that appeared to be a bomb on I-40.

11/16/2011 12:09:56 PM

Wow, ECU's lock down even made it on the news in Connecticut.

11/16/2011 12:10:36 PM