Via Source: By Douglas Stanglin, USA TODAY
Virginia Tech officials are telling students on their website to stay inside, and secure doors because of a report of a person with a gun in the area.
The alert, issued at 9:37 a.m., said the person with a gun had been spotted near Dietrick Hall, a dining area.
Dietrick is a three-story, 93,000-square-foot dining center also houses a convenience store, laundry area and central bake shop, the Richmond Times-Dispatch notes.
Virginia Tech, located in Blacksburg, Va., was the scene of shooting rampage in April 2007 that left 32 people dead and 25 wounded.
The Associated Press says the dining hall is only steps away from where the 2007 shooting occurred.
Update at 11:12 a.m. ET: Larry Hincker, assistant vice president of university relations, says the report was called in by three students attending a camp called “Higher Achievement.” He says there are a number of camps held during the sumer at the school, some lasting only a few days, others longer. Asked about the status of the alert, Hincker says, “The alert is in effect until further notice. We are asking people to stay indoors until they hear from us again.”
Update at 11:09 a.m. ET: Virginia Tech police Chief Wendell Flinchum says no one is in custody and the alert remains in effect.
Update at 11:07 a.m. ET: At a news conference on campus, a Virginia Tech police official tells reporters that the alert remains in effect.
