ALL-CLEAR: Washington University Danforth Campus searches end after report of armed person
washington university danforth campus was searched by multiple police departments on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, after a report of an armed person; officers found no one carrying a weapon and text alerts sent to students and staff were lifted that morning.
Washington University Danforth Campus: multiple agencies searched buildings
Officers from St. Louis, Clayton and University City responded to the report that prompted searches of buildings on the Danforth campus, west of Skinker Boulevard, on Tuesday morning, Feb. 24, 2026. Several departments began searching after 9: 15 a. m. ET and the first university text alert went out at 9: 18 a. m. ET.
Helicopter and SWAT officers joined the response
A City of St. Louis tactical SWAT team officer was among those who responded, and a police helicopter circled the main campus during the search on Feb. 24, 2026; officers carried long guns as they started searching campus buildings.
Timeline: alerts, packing up and an all clear
About 10: 05 a. m. ET, officers were returning to their cars near campus and packing up equipment. By 10: 25 a. m. ET, university text alerts gave students an "all clear, " stating that officers did not find anyone with a weapon on campus.
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The university message chain and the multi-jurisdictional police response closed the incident on the morning of Feb. 24, 2026, after searches found no weapon on the Washington University Danforth Campus and officers cleared the area.
Recovery and debriefing activities were under way as officers packed equipment and left the scene; unclear in the provided context are any additional steps the departments planned after the all-clear was issued.
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