The University of Tennessee was caught in the latest round of hoax active threat reports on Monday, part of a wave of false alarms that have appeared across United States universities since Aug. 21.

At about 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, Knoxville police received a call of an individual carrying a weapon at Hodges Library on UT’s campus. 

University police as well as Knoxville police responded to the call and arrived on scene within minutes. Police found no threat and no injuries were reported. A copy of the police report can be viewed here.

“It was clear the whole time that this was a hoax,” Public Information Officer Ryan Moore told the Beacon, additionally noting they are now working alongside the FBI to investigate the call. 

Students, staff and faculty did not receive notifications via the UT Alert system. 

“We have a robust camera system on campus, and UTPD was able to look at video in and around the library immediately and in real time,” Moore said.

The hoax phone call comes after several other universities recently received false reports of weapons or active shooters on campuses across the United States, including the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, the University of Arkansas, Iowa State University, Villanova University, University of Colorado Boulder, the University of South Carolina, and the University of Kentucky.

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