Overview
- An emergency alert posted around 11:25 a.m. ordered people to leave the centrally located Union and stressed, "This is not a drill."
- Campus guidance instructs anyone not on campus to stay away and those nearby to keep a 500-foot distance until officials give the all-clear.
- Towson University Police and Baltimore County Police are coordinating the response and actively sweeping the building.
- The adjacent parking garage is closed to incoming vehicles, while classes elsewhere on campus continue as scheduled, according to the university.
- Anyone with information is asked to contact the University Police Department at 410-704-4444, with updates available on the university's emergency page.