Shooting threat at Georgetown College, Kentucky: one person detained

Georgetown Police detained one person Monday after a possible shooting threat was made against Georgetown College. A shelter-in-place order was lifted after no active shooter was found.

Suspect held after shooting threat forces shelter-in-place at Georgetown College

Georgetown Police confirmed Monday that one person is in custody following a possible shooting threat directed at Georgetown College in Kentucky, lex18.com reports.

Officers responded to the campus around 2:30 p.m., located the individual and detained them without further incident. Georgetown Police Department stated there is no ongoing threat to the public or to the college.

Following the initial report, students, faculty and staff were placed under a shelter-in-place order. That order has since been lifted.

"We want to emphasize that this was a report of a possible threat and not an active shooter incident. There was no active shooter on campus," GPD said in a statement.

The incident remains under investigation.

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