One person in custody after threat against Georgetown college
Police report no danger to campus after reported threat
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) -One person is in custody amid a police investigation into a threat made against Georgetown College.
The Georgetown Police Department said it responded to a reported shooting threat on campus around 2:30 p.m. Monday.
One person has been taken into custody following the investigation. Officers have not confirmed the suspect’s identity.
Before we learned someone was in custody, campus officials told WKYT that students were told to shelter in place.
Police said that no injuries have been reported.
They said the investigation is ongoing, but there is currently no threat to the college or the community as a whole. Police also reiterated that this was only a threat and that there was no active shooting on campus.
This is a developing story.
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