University - RCMP Respond to Threat at UBC
File #University 2007 2008-01-30
Vancouver, BC: Police are currently responding to a report of a threat to public safety at UBC campus.
As a result of this threat – a decision has been made to lock down the Biological Sciences Building located at Main Mall and University Blvd on the campus.
Numerous RCMP resources from across the LMD are on hand including Police Dog Teams, the LMD Emergency Response Team, the Explosive Disposal Unit, E Division Major Crime and UBC Detachment Members.
Due to the time sensitive nature of this threat – police have deemed the best approach to keep students out of harms way is to lock down this particular building.
Anyone with plans to travel to UBC today is asked to avoid the area of the Biological Science Building.
Police have cordoned off the area surrounding the building and no one will be allowed to enter or exit the building until the threat is neutralized.
The RCMP have increased police presence throughout the campus.
Students are asked to be vigilant, be aware of your surroundings and contact police if you notice anything suspicious.
At this stage of the investigation the legitimacy of threat is not known, but police are treating it very seriously to ensure public safety.
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I hope it's nothing major but someone else has told me it might be a gunman.