UPDATED: Police say no evidence of shooter at University of Arkansas in Fayetteville

Police say they found no evidence of any shooting after reports of an active shooter on the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville around 12:30 p.m. Monday.

“Since the original call, multiple calls at multiple locations around the university have come in,” the Fayetteville Police Department posted on its Facebook page shortly after 2 p.m. “As of now, there are no confirmed gunshots, no confirmed injuries, no known suspects, and no arrests have been made.”

The first alert came on the University of Arkansas’ official social media account: “RazALERT Emergency Notification: Avoid the area of Mullins Library due to an active shooter reported. Avoid. Deny. Defend.”

University police guided students away from the library and into the nearby student union, one student told KNWA News in an on-air interview. Other buildings went into lockdown with students and faculty barricading themselves in place, one professor told the television stationg.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a social media post that she was monitoring the situation. U.S. Sen. John Boozman, and Reps. Bruce Westerman, Rick Crawford and Steve Womack released similar statements shortly after the university’s alert went out.

“My team and I are closely monitoring reports of an active shooter near Mullins Library on the University of Arkansas Fayetteville campus. If you’re in the vicinity, please follow all safety alerts,” Womack, who represents the Fayetteville area, wrote on X.

Attorney General Tim Griffin said he was “relieved” to hear that the incident appeared to be a “false alarm,” but vowed to that any individuals making false reports would be “met with the full force of the law.”

“This incident will be investigated, and when caught, the perpetrator(s) will face justice. This is not a harmless crime,” he wrote on X.

University spokesperson John Thomas said in an emailed statement just before 2 p.m.: “A RazALERT notification was sent to campus at 12:27 pm telling campus to avoid the area of Mullins Library due to a reported active shooter. Police are responding to multiple reports around campus.”

The university came out of lockdown around 2:45 p.m., according to another post on its social media profiles. Classes have been cancelled for the rest of the day and will resume Tuesday, the post said.

“After investigating multiple reports, police have not confirmed any active threats on campus at this time,” the post said. “Avoid, deny, defend protocols have been lifted at this time while police continue to patrol campus, but please be vigilant.”

The reports come after multiple false reports of active shooters at other university campuses around the U.S. in recent days.

Arkansas law allows concealed carry of handguns on college campuses but only by individuals with an enhanced carry permit that requires specific training.

UPDATE: This story was updated to include additional information from the University of Arkansas’ social media pages and a statement from Attorney General Tim Griffin.