CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — Sirens rang out as students and staff were urged to once again hide and seek shelter at UNC-Chapel Hill's campus Wednesday afternoon.
An emergency alert regarding an armed and dangerous person on or near UNC Chapel Hill's campus went out on Wednesday at 1:54 p.m. This scare came two weeks and two days after the fatal shooting of Associate Professor Dr. Zijie Yan inside the Caudill Labs building on campus.
Chapel Hill police announced the arrest of 27-year-old Mickel Deonte Harris of Durham in connection to an incident that triggered the lockdown. Harris, police said, was already being sought by police for an assault on Sept. 5.
An all-clear was issued on the university's campus after more than an hour since the initial alert. On Wednesday afternoon, UNC-Chapel Hill officials announced that classes are canceled for the rest of the day.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools have sent out an all-clear for their schools after being under a "secure mode" lockdown. School officials say dismissal times are normal, but bus services could be delayed.
Students return to their dorms and vehicles after an all-clear is given on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus. (Terrence Evans/CBS17)
Students walk away from UNC's campus during an emergency lockdown. (Terrence Evans/CBS 17)
UNC police cars line the streets outside of the Student Union on campus. (Terrence Evans/CBS 17)
Students return to their dorms and vehicles after an all-clear is given on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus. (Terrence Evans/CBS17)
Law enforcement officers patrol UNC-Chapel Hill's campus after an emergency alert went out concerning an armed individual on the school's campus. (Ben Bokun/CBS 17)
In the fatal shooting on the school's campus on Aug. 28, police arrested Tailei Qi, a UNC-Chapel Hill student, without force off campus less than two hours after the shooting.
Qi was charged with first-degree murder and a weapons count and is in jail without bond.
The shooting and nearly three-hour lockdown terrified students and faculty. On Tuesday, North Carolina college students, many of whom attend UNC-Chapel Hill, rallied outside the General Assembly pushing for stricter gun laws.
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