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Search for armed suspect closes Ohio University
Updated: Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013, 1:25 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013, 1:25 PM EST
ATHENS, Ohio (WDTN) - Ohio University cancelled classes Wednesday afternoon as police searched for a suspect in an armed robbery near campus.
According to an alert from school officials sent and messages posted on the official university website, the school’s president closed the campus as a precaution.
The university asked all students to return to their residences and all non-essential employees should go home. Classes are scheduled to resume Thursday.
Around 9:24 a.m., Athens Police were notified of a robbery at the Station Street Apartments. Police notified campus police that the suspect was reportedly armed.
Students were first notified of the incident just before 10 a.m.
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