Gunman at large on campus in New Haven

[Kodos]

Just got a "shelter in place" message from Yale.

[Kodos]

Well, unconfirmed report, actually.

"New Haven Police have received an anonymous call from a phone booth in the 300 block of Columbus Avenue (between Howard Avenue and Hallock Street) reporting a person on the Yale Campus with a gun. There have been NO confirmations or sightings of this person. Yale and New Haven Police are in the area. If you have information, please call 911 immediately. The Yale Police Department advises those on campus to remain in their current location until there is additional information."

[CAsterling]

Hope it's nothing and everybody is safe.

Must admit I saw the thread title and thought that somebody had just finished building a shelter for the homeless or something similar and was announcing its opening.

[Kodos]

Report of Person With Gun on Yale Campus | NBC Connecticut (http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Yale-Students-Urged-to-Shelter-in-Place-233311781.html)


Yale students are being urged to stay indoors as a precaution after an unconfirmed report of a person with a gun on the campus.

New Haven Police received an anonymous call from a phone booth in the 300 block of Columbus Avenue reporting a person on the Yale Campus with a gun, according to the school’s website.

Police are advising people on campus to stay in their current location, according to Yale’s Web site.

There has been no confirmation or sighting of this person, according to Yale and police from the university and city of New Haven Police have responded to the area.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately.

We will post additional information as it is available.


This isn't particularly close to where I work on campus, but buildings have been locked in the area as a precaution.

[Kodos]

Little more serious now:

Yale Alert- Nov 25-11:55 a.m. There are confirmed reports of a person with a gun on campus on the Old Campus. The shelter-in-place/lockdown continues. Teams from Yale Police, New Haven and the State Police are on the scene and are actively searching for any gunman. THIS IS NOT A TEST. Call 911 with any information.

[Kodos]

Gunman Reported On Yale Campus (http://www.buzzfeed.com/alisonvingiano/gunman-reported-on-yale-campus)

[Kodos]

911 Call: Roomie Wants To Shoot Up Campus | New Haven Independent (http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/gunman_report_puts_medical_area_on_alert/id_63267)

[Kodos]

Gunman causes campus lockdown | Cross Campus (http://yaledailynews.com/crosscampus/2013/11/25/gunman-reported-on-campus/)

[Lathum]

Stay safe bro. Can't be too cautious.

[Kodos]

I'm not in any danger. Building is locked down. Glad I brought my lunch today though. :)

[Logan]

911 Call: Roomie Wants To Shoot Up Campus | New Haven Independent (http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/gunman_report_puts_medical_area_on_alert/id_63267)

Yeah hopefully this ends quickly and without issue.

The man made the call from a pay phone on the low-300 block of Columbus Avenue around 9:30 a.m. to report that his roommate was headed to the central campus area in order to shoot up the area, Hartman said. The caller said his roommate had a long gun, according to police spokesman Officer David Hartman. The caller did not identify himself as a Yale student.

I found this coming from a pay phone a little strange though. There's always the chance that someone doesn't have a cell phone but this wouldn't be the case where you're trying to make an anonymous tip (if you've identified the person as your roommate, you can be tracked down).

[Kodos]

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Yale_zpsda1128fb.png (http://s1060.photobucket.com/user/KodosForPrez/media/Yale_zpsda1128fb.png.html)

For reference, big box is where they are searching, small box is where I am.

[Lathum]

What do you do at Yale?

[Kodos]

I'm a peon in the Registrar's Office. Nothing special.

[Kodos]

Yale Alert- November 25- 1:45 pm- Out of an abundance of caution, Police will be doing a room to room search starting with the residential college areas. When they knock on your door, a Yale Police Officer will slip their Yale ID under the door. Please cooperate. In some cases, Police may use keys, but they will identify themselves. Shelter in Place continues.

[DaddyTorgo]

Whoa. Nutters.

[Marmel]

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/Yale_zpsda1128fb.png (http://s1060.photobucket.com/user/KodosForPrez/media/Yale_zpsda1128fb.png.html)

For reference, big box is where they are searching, small box is where I am.

Now the gunman knows where you are!!!

[cartman]

I guess it is a good thing that most students aren't on campus this week.

[Klinglerware]

Hopefully they'll resolve this and be able to lift the shelter in place order today. My wife is also a Yale employee, and I hope she'll be able to drive home at a reasonable hour today.

Stay safe (and warm), Kodos.

[Kodos]

Report of Gunman on or Near Yale Campus | NBC Connecticut (http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Yale-Students-Urged-to-Shelter-in-Place-233311781.html)


Live feed, for those who are curious.

Lots of copters around. This is surreal.

[Kodos]

Hopefully they'll resolve this and be able to lift the shelter in place order today. My wife is also a Yale employee, and I hope she'll be able to drive home at a reasonable hour today.

Stay safe (and warm), Kodos.

Same to your wife.

[Kodos]

Starting to wonder if the sightings of the gunman were actually people seeing law enforcement officers.

[Kodos]

This is a Yale Alert- November 25, 3:10 p.m. the Shelter-in-place/lock-down is lifted, with the exception of Old Campus and Calhoun College. More info to follow by email.

[BYU 14]

So are you allowed to leave at this point? Can't imagine just how surreal this whole day must be.

[Kodos]

Yeah, I guess we can leave. Although the bosses have not swung by to tell us to leave, so I'm still here.

[Kodos]

This is a Yale Alert- today is November 25, 3:30 pm. The shelter in place/lockdown has been lifted for Calhoun College but continues for Old Campus.

[Marmel]

Sounds like it was a hoax by the 'roommate'

[Kodos]

I agree. I hope that they catch the caller and he spends some nice time in jail.

[molson]

Anybody in America can shut down part of a city and cause helicopters to fly around just by placing a phone call. It's surprising it doesn't happen more often.

[panerd]

Anybody in America can shut down part of a city and cause helicopters to fly around just by placing a phone call. It's surprising it doesn't happen more often.

Thankfully most of us are sane and understand the potential consequences of such a prank but it is a catch 22 of the modern age. They can't not respond to something like this but from a macro standpoint look at what happened to the entire campus and surrounding areas of Yale today and for a micro look at just Kodos. Crazy. There really is no solution. There is no doubt that the CNN cameras and 24-7 news coverage probably lead to more shootings and threats but there is no way to not cover them either. There really isn't an answer.

[lungs]

Recently near the Wisconsin campus, a person returning from hunting and walking back to his apartment with his gun caused a shutdown of that area.