Mississippi State University police continue to investigate a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of several buildings on campus.
The university’s Crisis Action Team assembled after a time-specific threat was phoned in just after 3:30 p.m. Police and bomb-sensing dogs were dispatched to the area around Mitchell Memorial Library within two minutes of the call.
Sweeps of the library and adjacent buildings found no suspicious items. No injuries were reported.
“Safety is our first priority, and we always will err on the side of caution,” said MSU Vice President of Student Affairs Regina Hyatt, who also served as the CAT’s incident commander, in a release.
Maroon Alerts were first issued about 4:05 p.m. advising students, faculty and staff of a “safety concern” near the library and ordered an evacuation for that building; Carpenter, Etheridge and Swalm halls; the Longest Student Health Center; and the Drill Field.
Access remained restricted to the library through Wednesday afternoon, even after the other buildings received the all-clear.
Mitchell Memorial Library will re-open for normal operations Thursday.
No one has been arrested in the incident.
Carl Smith covers Starkville and Oktibbeha County for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter @StarkDispatch
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