Dalhousie students question universitys response to report of gunman in library – Halifax [Video]

Students at Dalhousie University are looking for answers after a large police presence gathered at the school’s Killam Library on Tuesday after a man with a gun was reportedly spotted in the area.

The university delivered four safety alerts over 40 minutes, with the first coming at 2:12 p.m., causing some disruption among the student population. The initial message asked students at the library to shelter in place before following up minutes later to state people could exit the building but not enter as police were checking each floor.

Mandy King, a Dalhousie student, said she wished the university’s communication would’ve been more succinct following such an alarming occurrence.

“We got one (alert) and it was kind of jarring, and then one that followed up almost immediately to say, ‘We’re not sure so don’t leave the library’, and then a third one to say nothing was found,” she said.

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