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There is an unconfirmed report of a man with a gun has been reported at Law Library 975 Bascom Mall. Officers on scene. School officials are telling students to avoid the area.
Bascom is on lockdown, students can’t leave academic buildings Everyone on campus should seek a safe location. Police said officers are at the building.
Update – 1:09 EST: UW-Madison police gave the all clear, saying that the situation at Law Library over and that no threat to campus currently exists. The school is asking students to avoid the area for the time being.
As of 1:01 PM EST, there was no additional information.
About University of Wisconsin-Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW–Madison is the official state university of Wisconsin and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System.
It was the first public university established in Wisconsin and remains the oldest and largest public university in the state. It became a land-grant institution in 1866.
UW–Madison is organized into 20 schools and colleges, which enrolled 29,536 undergraduate and 13,802 graduate students, and granted 6,902 bachelor’s, 2,134 master’s and 1,506 doctorate degrees in 2014–2015. The University employs over 21,600 faculty and staff. Its comprehensive academic program offers 136 undergraduate majors, along with 148 master’s degree programs and 120 doctoral programs.
The Wisconsin Badgers compete in 25 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference and have won 28 national championships.
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