MANITOBAN Classes cancelled after knife incident on campus
Milan Lukes, staff
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approximately 8:28 a.m. with a message indicating that the WPS had issued a dangerous person alert. The suspect was said to have last been seen in the area of the Allen Building. “If you see this individual, do not approach and call 911,” read the alert. “Leave the area immediately if safe to do so.
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Stay out of the area.” The suspect was described as a Black male wearing black clothing. Around a dozen marked and unmarked police vehicles could be seen near the building that morning. Nearly an hour after the Alert Ready broadcast, at 9:24
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a.m., the university notified all students and employees of the incident, adding that all classes, exams and activities were cancelled for the day and that a shelter-in-place advisory was in place. “For your safety, if you are not on campus, remain where you are, stay in place and lock
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all doors,” read the email. “If you are not on campus, please do not come to campus.” At 9:44 a.m., the majority of police officers and the tactical support team left the Allen Building. By 10:15 a.m., individuals in the lobby were Cont’d p. 3 / told
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ll classes and exams were cancelled on Nov. 19 at the university’s Fort Garry campus following reports of a man with a large knife. At approximately 6:30 a.m., the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) was notified of an adult male armed with a knife in the Allen Building (30 Sifton Road), according to a press release. Members of the WPS general patrol units, the tactical support team and the canine unit responded and established a perimeter of the building and the surrounding area. Gordon Perrier, director of campus Security Services, indicated that there was a fire alarm report and a call to Security Services, and that Security Services was on the scene within minutes. An Alert Ready broadcast was issued through the province’s emergency management organization at
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