For about 40 tense minutes on Tuesday afternoon, the usually quiet North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics campus in Durham turned into a full-on police scene after a report of an active shooter sent the school into lockdown. Students and staff were ordered to shelter in classrooms and residence halls while officers swept the downtown campus and nearby buildings. The search turned up no injuries and no apparent threat.
Officers Sweep Campus, Find No Signs of Danger
Law enforcement converged along Broad Street and around the Club Boulevard entrance as Durham police and sheriff’s deputies went room to room through academic buildings and dorms. The response began around 1:30 p.m., and the lockdown stretched for roughly 40 minutes while officers…..