Police respond to false report of active shooter on University of Kentucky campus

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- There was a false report of an active shooter on the University of Kentucky campus Tuesday afternoon.

Officials said in a statement police responded to a false report of an active shooter near the William T. Young Library at 12:12 p.m. Police were on scene within two minutes and used the campus camera system to "immediately determine the report was a hoax," according to officials.

No UK Alerts was issued, and community members didn't need to take action.

Officials said there have been other false reports of threats at universities across the country this week.

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