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'All Clear' After Person With AR-15 Reported Near UMd. College Park

BALTIMORE (WJZ)--The University of Maryland College Park Police have given the all clear after reports of a man armed with an AR-15 style weapon prompted emergency alerts on Thursday.

The initial alert sent out to the university staff and students stated the incident was reported near the Ritchie Colliseum.

Further investigation revealed that the person was an off duty member of the militarily and there was no harm to students.

Chief Mitchell has called an emergency with military commanders to discuss this incident and make sure this can never happen again," said university police in an email.

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