Campus Emergency At Central Conn. State University

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At least one suspect has been seen being escorted from the Central Connecticut State University in New Britain after the school was put on lockdown for a possible masked man seen walking on campus with a gun or knife according to NBC Connecticut.

James Hall on the campus of CCSU (NBC Connecticut)

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A second suspect with police at CCSU (NBC Connecticut)

Possible suspect at CCSU being escorted by police (@OliviaMaff via Twitter)

3:00 p.m. - New Britain Mayor Tim O'Neill confirms "the" suspect in custody but would not offer any answer questions about when the suspect was taken into custody.

2:55 p.m. : NBC Connecticut reports that the situation has been declared to be under control. The school says the campus is still in shelter mode.

2:46 p.m. - WFSB TV reports that three people are in police custody. NBC Connecticut has video of a second suspect with police.

2:45 p.m. - The CCSU website has returned to normal with message about sheltering-in-place. It had gone blank except for that message.

2:40 p.m. - A picture on Twitter claims to show police escorting a man dressed in camouflage and an orange shirt being escorted by police.

2:17 p.m. - A former student tells NBC Connecticut that entrants into James Hall must use a key card and check in at a desk in a lobby on the building's lower level. 450 students live in the dorm.

2:02 p.m. - University spokesman Mark McLaughlin told the Hartford Courant that the campus-wide alert was put in place when someone reported seeing an armed man on campus, outside James Hall shortly before noon. McLaughlin heard that the man had a gun and a sword, but that information is not confirmed, he said. There’s been no report of an active
shooter, no reports of injuries and no report of any hostages according to McLaughlin.

1:51 p.m. - Students from James Hall are being allowed to leave the building.

SWAT team arrives on campus (Twitter)

1:42 p.m. - The Hartford Cournat reports State Police have a man "boxed" into a dorm room inside James Hall.

Mayor O'Brien reports there have been no injuries so far.

1:40 p.m. - A witness tells NBC Connecticut says that students have been told to put their phones on silence

1:36 p.m. - A new tweet from CCSU says a search is going on in the James Hall area of campus.

1:31 p.m. - New Britain Mayor Tim O'Brien did not offer much information except to say that police are handling the situation and instructing students to follow instructions. He would not answer specific questions about injuries, a possible hostage situation or any shots being fired.

1:14 p.m. - CCSU administrators continue to tweet out messages to students to stay in lockdown mode.

1:13 p.m. - Two nearby schools in New Britain are on lockdown as well.

Students in their dorm at CCSU (Twitter)

Several students have told the station about seeing a man in black walking around campus wearing body armor, goggles, a backpack and sword near James Hall on the campus.

Campus Police, however, tell the station this is not an active shooter situation. No shots have been heard being fired. A state police tactical team is on the way.

A message on the school's website, which has been cleared of all pictures and other text, urges all on campus to get inside buildings and stay away from windows. The message says police are on the scene. A similar message is posted on the college's Facebook page.

University spokesman Mark McLaughlin confirmed an emergency on campus to CBS New York but would not elaborate on its nature.

10,000 students attend classes at the campus located just to the southwest of Hartford along Interstate 84.