One staff member told Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, when they got the alert, they immediately turned the lights off in the room they were in and dove under desks.
Students and staff on campus at the University of Alabama in Huntsville received a warning about an active shooter Wednesday morning.
While there was mass confusion and concern, there was no shooter. Instead, an alert system malfunctioned, Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é has confirmed.
911 dispatchers received numerous calls from the campus after the alarm sounded. Huntsville Police officers did not respond to the campus.
One staff member told Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, when they got the alert, they immediately turned the lights off in the room they were in and dove under desks.Â
"Woke up to a really loud alarm siren ... for a second, I thought it was gonna be another fire drill, because we had one of those a few days ago. But then it was saying there was an active shooter on campus, to stay in your area until it is clear, and so we got up and we locked our doors, waiting 'til we heard back," UAH student Taryn Brown said.
UAH officials sent this statement on the incident Wednesday afternoon:
"This morning, during regularly scheduled testing, an alert was erroneously deployed to some buildings through the building mass notification system. There was no threat to campus. We apologize for any inconvenience.
We continuously test, monitor and examine our alert systems to ensure the most effective communication processes are in place to prioritize safety and security on campus.
Thank you for supporting UAH safety and security."
