Update: UTPD, FBI investigating campus threat hoax

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…

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