Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Police Department (UFPD) responded to a report of a man carrying a gun on the UF campus today and found a man carrying a water pistol as part of his Halloween costume.
At about 11 a.m. on October 30, UFPD dispatchers received calls about a man carrying a gun in the area of Little Hall. As officers searched the area, a man called to say he believed he fit the description of the suspected gunman that was shared on social media; he said he was dressed as a science fiction character for Halloween and was carrying a water pistol as a prop…