Quote :

"A) common or B) they handle their business while concealing their weapon, without going on a rampage "

hahah you da man

11/16/2011 12:11:44 PM

Ahah. Someone on the facebook page said rumor has it now that it was an art tube.

11/16/2011 12:16:59 PM

Ban art tubes! It's for the children!!

11/16/2011 12:18:10 PM

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

hahaha I had forgotten about that.

11/16/2011 12:18:25 PM

haha, every time I see him do one of those cheesy coors light commercials, I have to laugh at the contrast between current Ice Cube and NWA era Ice Cube.

11/16/2011 12:18:48 PM

^ It's sad really.

11/16/2011 12:21:04 PM

Still on lockdown.

I was actually wondering if it was an art tube, or something similar. One building was evacuated and is being searched. Highway Patrol helicopters everywhere. Most of my coworkers just said fuck it and went to lunch.

11/16/2011 12:25:05 PM

This is like that time a pool noodle shut down I40 through RTP a couple of years back.

and some talcum powder in an airplane bathroom shut down part of RDU

11/16/2011 12:27:14 PM

http://www.wcti12.com/slideshow/news/29784534/detail.html

11/16/2011 12:27:45 PM

I'm sure there's nothing to see here, folks.

It's weird when there's a fine line between lolworthy and tragedy

11/16/2011 12:37:04 PM

Quote :

"he Rivers Building was evacuated as authorities responded to reports of a suspicious man, ECU spokesman Doug Boyd said. The lockdown was lifted shortly after noon for ECU's medical campus, but it remained in place on the main campus, Boyd said."

11/16/2011 12:42:22 PM

^^^I'd hate to be forced to do the kneel down with my hands behind my head for an undetermined amount of time thing and have the real shooter show up.

YOU. DOWN ON THE GROUND WITH YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD. What? No gun? Well DOWN ON THE GROUND WITH YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD for a little longer. Maybe the shooter will show up.

11/16/2011 12:44:36 PM

Quote :

"1) Elizabeth City 2) NCSU 3) Duke 4) Fayetteville State 5) UNC-W 6) ECU 7) Campbell"

11/16/2011 12:52:48 PM

http://www2.wnct.com/live/ Live video of the nothing going on...

11/16/2011 12:52:52 PM

ALL CLEAR...nothing to see here, move along.

11/16/2011 12:56:13 PM

Lockdown is over.

11/16/2011 12:56:31 PM

email from the chancellor says information was "unfounded."

11/16/2011 1:09:38 PM

What information? I thought they had this guy on surveillance? Can you post the email?

11/16/2011 1:11:33 PM

woah, apparently there was some shit going down in DC

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/11/16/2779948/man-fires-assault-rifle-at-white.html

11/16/2011 1:23:52 PM

How'd that guy get from Greenville to DC so fast?

11/16/2011 1:26:23 PM

Magical assault rifles (shooting in DC was last week I believe).

11/16/2011 1:29:44 PM

Everyone who seen da gunman say YAY-YAH!

11/16/2011 1:34:11 PM

It was an umbrella. At least according to local news. Guy has been found and questioned.

Here's the email from the chancellor:

To the ECU Community:

As you know, there were reports this morning of a man carrying a rifle near the ECU campus.
We are relieved that the reports of this incident turned out to be unfounded. East Carolina University will always err on the side of campus safety when these situations arise. Our response by faculty, staff, and students was timely and professional.

We appreciate the concern of the parents of our students, as well as the cooperative efforts of the Greenville Police Department and the Pitt County Sherriff’s Office as the university responded to this incident.

Please know that East Carolina University will continue to make the safety of our campus a top priority.

Steve Ballard
Chancellor



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[Edited on November 16, 2011 at 1:47 PM. Reason : dammit]

11/16/2011 1:39:58 PM

Well, this was embarrassing.

11/16/2011 1:46:34 PM

fail

11/16/2011 1:47:51 PM

The only threat I see is his style

11/16/2011 1:48:58 PM

Yeah, to me, that clearly looks like an AK, to me.

11/16/2011 1:50:06 PM

Or even worse.....

11/16/2011 1:52:45 PM

I can't even get my head around how the hell that thing ^ is supposed to work.

11/16/2011 1:53:35 PM

Nor can I.


But it reminds me of an episode of A-Team where Hannibal has a cane/walker that's actually a gun.

11/16/2011 1:54:37 PM

that is a pimpin hat

I want one

11/16/2011 1:56:04 PM

lol...

ECU people can't tell the difference between an umbrella or a rifle... they need to stop drinking in the morning already.

11/16/2011 1:57:48 PM

GUNMAN SPOTTED WITH HOSTAGES

11/16/2011 1:59:01 PM

looks more like he's headed to a civil war reenactment

11/16/2011 2:01:45 PM

you can thank liberals and the fear mongering liberals for scaring people into thinking everything is a gun and everyone with a gun is dangerous. all this does is interrupt private lives, business, and the police from doing their "real" work.

11/16/2011 2:04:35 PM

^^^ lol



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11/16/2011 2:05:03 PM

^lol. so true.


so sad

11/16/2011 2:05:59 PM

^^ hahaha

11/16/2011 2:07:27 PM

skimmer??

11/16/2011 2:13:28 PM

where's the broom that goes 'bang bang' and blows up tank?

11/16/2011 2:13:44 PM

I just made this and posted it next to my cube.

11/16/2011 2:32:33 PM

11/16/2011 2:34:13 PM

how long before "no umbrellas on college campuses"

in their defense... this kid does look dangerous



[Edited on November 16, 2011 at 2:54 PM. Reason : .]

11/16/2011 2:35:47 PM

ttt for new pic

11/16/2011 2:57:10 PM

So dangerous

11/16/2011 2:57:31 PM

hide yo kids
hide yo wife

11/16/2011 3:02:47 PM

G Vegas.

That is all.

11/16/2011 3:04:35 PM

this kid will have no problems getting laid now. especially with the hotties he's in the pic with.

11/16/2011 3:07:07 PM

Why was he just randomly holding his umbrella like that? For some reason seeing him walk down the street makes me think of Patsy from Monty Python: Quest For The Holy Grail.

11/16/2011 3:11:14 PM

good investigative reporting tww...

Quote :

"this kid will have no problems getting laid now. especially with the hotties he's in the pic with."

lol

seriously, I would have taken my ass home, switched clothes & called it a day. Restart my life tomorrow.

11/16/2011 3:15:25 PM