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mmonk

(52,589 posts) Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:11 AM Jan 2012

Wake Tech in Raleigh, main campus is on lock down. [View all]

Armed intruder was spotted. Highway patrol are there with rifles and what looks to be assault rifles. My son goes to the North Campus but I thought I would post this for those that don't know and are in the area.

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Wake Tech in Raleigh, main campus is on lock down. [View all] mmonk Jan 2012 OP

If only this campus was full of armed students who could rush out into the streets with their guns. Ian David Jan 2012 #1

Don't worry - it is an official gun free zone and is therefore impervious to violence. nt hack89 Jan 2012 #2

yep - a campus bursting with armed machismo - that's the ticket DrDan Jan 2012 #4

Highway 401 North and South shut down. mmonk Jan 2012 #3

Good grief, that's not too awfully far from me HillWilliam Jan 2012 #5

Lockdown was just lifted. mmonk Jan 2012 #6

And still hardly a word out here in the hinterlands HillWilliam Jan 2012 #9

Lockdown just lifted. No other info right now. mmonk Jan 2012 #7

Update: No gun found. Person of interest found off campus. mmonk Jan 2012 #8