A death investigation was underway at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs on Friday morning after the campus went on lockdown and dormitory residents were ordered to shelter in place.
The Colorado Springs Police Department and university officials said this was not an active shooter situation, but no further details were available about what happened.
Colorado Springs police confirmed officers were on campus for a death investigation in a social media post at 8:16 a.m. Friday, an hour after the university closed the campus and ordered a lockdown.
Students living in Alpine Village at UCCS — a complex that includes six separate dormitory buildings — were told to shelter in place Friday, according to a post from campus police.
“We do not want movement in and around these areas,” university officials wrote in a safety alert.
All other students and faculty were free to leave the shut-down campus.
At 8:52 a.m., campus officials confirmed on social media there were no remaining safety concerns on campus and the shelter-in-place order was for the Colorado Spring Police Department’s investigation.
University police first clued the campus into the situation with an alarming safety alert just after 7 a.m. Friday.
“Lockdown!” the alert stated. “Lock interior doors. Turn out the lights. Move away from sight. Do not open the door. Maintain silence. Evade/Defend.”
Eight minutes later, safety officials clarified that there was no active shooter.
CU’s Colorado Springs campus will remain closed for the rest of the day.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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