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Report Of Man With Gun At Northwestern Chicago Campus Building

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jan 27, 2010 4:40PM

Northwestern University has sent out an alert that a man with a gun was spotted in the Rubloff Building on the Chicago campus. The alert reads:

There has been a report at approximately 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 27, 2010 of a man with a gun in his waistband on the eleventh floor in the elevator of the Rubloff Building on the Chicago campus. The man is described as a white male wearing black jacket, blue jeans and a button-down shirt. All persons in the Rubloff Building should stay in their offices and lock their doors. Members of the Northwestern University Police Department and Chicago Police Department are currently searching the building.

We'll update with any further details as we receive it.

Thanks for the tip, Matt!