Monmouth University Lockdown: All students at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ were urged to shelter in place due to a police incident on Monday.
Authorities gave an all-clear notice after responding to a student dorm of Monmouth University following a potential hostage situation report.
Around 5 P.M., Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, all students at the university were asked to shelter in place following an active incident at the West Long Branch, NJ campus. Law enforcement agencies announced less than an hour later, that it was a swatting call.
Monmouth University: Monmouth Institution is a private institution in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956 and Monmouth University in 1995 after gaining the charter.
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Police in Mount Vernon, WA were called to the scene of a shooting near Skagit Valley College on Monday.
According to reports, Skagit Valley College was placed on a hard lockdown following a shooting near the school located at 2405 E College Way, Mount Vernon, WA
The lockdown is now lifted and there is an ALL CLEAR. There was a shooting incident at approximately the 2500 block of E College Way. It is currently still an active police investigation with law enforcement so avoid the…