Washu clears campus after alert about armed person; police find no weapon

washu sent text alerts to students and staff after a report of an armed person on the Danforth campus, west of Skinker Boulevard, and multiple police agencies searched buildings Tuesday morning before giving an all-clear.

Police response began after 9: 15 a. m.

Several police departments responded to the report and started searching buildings on the Washington University campus after 9: 15 a. m.; the university’s first text alert went out at 9: 18 a. m. Officers from St. Louis, University City and Clayton were among those who joined the sweeps.

Officers searched with long guns and a helicopter circled

Officers carried long guns as they began clearing buildings, and a City of St. Louis tactical SWAT team officer was on scene. A police helicopter circled the main campus during the response; nothing was found during those searches.

Officers packed up by midmorning

By about 10: 05 a. m., officers were returning to their cars near campus and packing up equipment. Searches of Washington University buildings found no one carrying a weapon during the morning operation.

Washu issued an all-clear by 10: 25 a. m.

Text alerts sent later gave students an "all clear" by 10: 25 a. m., saying that officers did not find anyone with a weapon. The incident took place on the Danforth campus, west of Skinker Boulevard.

What happened next is unclear in the provided context

Officers from St. Louis, University City, and Clayton had stepped down from the search and packed up equipment by midmorning, and by 10: 25 a. m. the university sent an all-clear; it is unclear in the provided context whether investigators planned any further follow-up or scheduled additional actions.