IUPUI gives campus 'all clear'

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis gave an all clear just before 5 p.m. after being on alert for several hours because of a suspected man with a gun seen at a campus parking lot.

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The parking lot, which is called lot 59, is at Barnhill Drive and Vermont street.

The school is asking students, employees and anyone in the area to seek shelter. The school says all buildings are on lockdown. They are asking people to avoid campus. Around 3:20 p.m., IUPUI police officials said they planned to meet in an hour to determine if the lockdown should continue.

WLFI's sister station WISH-TV in Indianapolis has a crew on the scene. The crew says some students who were on lock down have been cleared to leave.

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IUPUI police officer Bill Abston said a female student told IUPUI police that she saw a man around 12:30 p.m. with a long gun or rifle. She then ducked behind a car.

The man was last seen near the nursing building.

Abston says the man is described as a 6-foot white man with a long brown coat. Abston siad the man was seen next to a green vehicle although it is unclear if the alleged suspect was in a car or not.

"People need to take precautions," he said.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers and Wishard special deputies will be searching the Wishard campus and northern part of the IUPUI campus.

IU Health officials say IU Health University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health are on lockdown until further notice.

As a result, all afternoon activities and scheduled media events at Riley at IU Health have been canceled.

Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School is also on lockdown. The school says all students and staff are safe.

A similar incident happened on Ball State University's campus last week.

BSU warned students around 8 a.m. Monday to stay in a safe place after a man with a gun was reported north of Bracken Library.

University police found no one with a weapon and made no arrests. The campus was secured and students were told they could return to normal activity.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.