False MSU active violence alert sent out to campus and parents

Panic and anger erupted across campus Tuesday morning after Michigan State University erroneously sent out an emergency notification to students, faculty, staff and parents, alerting recipients to an “active violence incident.”

The notification was sent out to the entire campus and parents from the university’s Department of Police and Public Safety. The alert said to “run/avoid, hide/barricade or fight/confront” if in the presence of danger.

The alert comes mere days before the third anniversary of the MSU campus shooting on Feb. 13, 2023…

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