This morning’s incident
Posted February 24, 2026 at 11:29 am
Earlier this morning, the WashU Police Department received multiple calls reporting an individual with a weapon on the Danforth Campus. Out of an abundance of caution, a WashU Alert notification was sent and officers immediately responded and conducted a search of campus buildings.
After a thorough search, no armed individual was located. At this time, there is no active threat to campus, and we believe the reports were not a credible threat. It’s important to note that we take false reports like this very seriously and will investigate and pursue charges against anyone who is found to be responsible.
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