Oklahoma City Community College evacuated after report of gun; police say no weapon found

Okla. campus shut, police say gun report was false

OKLAHOMA CITY — Police ordered everyone off the campus at Oklahoma City Community College after a report that someone on campus had a gun. Authorities later said there was no gunman but that a campus security officer accidentally fired his weapon during a search.

Oklahoma City Police Lt. Patrick Stewart said Friday that authorities searched several sites on campus where people had reported seeing a gunman, but didn’t turn up anything. He said that included the library.

Stewart said later that a campus security officer accidentally fired his gun as the library was being evacuated. Police spokesman Sgt. Gary Knight said no injuries were reported.

The school said the campus would be closed for the rest of the day.