An anonymous caller warned authorities Monday that his roommate was on his way to Yale University to shoot people, leading officials to lock the Ivy League campus down as police searched for a gunman.
At least two witnesses reported seeing someone on or near campus with a long gun.
A 911 call was received around 9:30 a.m. from a man at a pay phone about a mile from the campus, said Officer David Hartman, a New Haven Police spokesman.
“All he really said was that his roommate was on his way to the university, to Yale University, to shoot people,” he said.
Police later received reports from witnesses who reported seeing someone with a gun, Hartman said.
He said that there was nothing specific about the threat and that the call lasted just several seconds.
There were no reports of shots fired or anyone injured.
Police blocked off several streets near the Ivy League university, located in the heart of New Haven. Several local schools also were placed in lockdown.
The school is on November break, with undergraduate classes to resume Dec. 2. Many students and staff left campus for the Thanksgiving holiday follow Saturday’s traditional football game against Harvard.
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