UPDATE:
OXFORD, Ohio (WKEF) — Miami University released a statement regarding the incident on campus this afternoon.
The University says that around 2 p.m. today, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office received a report of shots fired in or near McGuffey Hall on campus.
The Miami University Police Department also received the same report from a student who they say was inside a classroom.
The University says that within a minute, University officers were responding to the scene.
An emergency alert was sent out to notify people who were on campus of the reported incident occurring.
While investigating, officers spoke to witnesses who claimed the noises they heard were “more consistent with fireworks.”
Officers say there was no evidence of gunshots.
The University says there were also no people reported to be injured.
Officers searched the area and “identified no threat, cleared the scene, and issued an all clear message via the emergency alert system.”
That all-clear message came at 2:37 p.m. this afternoon.
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UPDATE:
OXFORD, Ohio (WKEF) — At 2:38 p.m., the Butler County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the initial cause of the threat was due to fireworks.
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OXFORD, Ohio (WKEF) — Miami University officials have declared that the campus is all clear following an active threat in Oxford.
Miami University posted on its Facebook page at 2:04 p.m.:
Then at 2:11 p.m., another emergency alert post was shared on Facebook saying an active threat was reported in the area of McGuffey Hall and for all to avoid the area.
At 2:23 p.m., an emergency alert post shared that there were reports of gunfire in the area of McGuffey Hall.
Miami University says that officers have checked the building and surrounding areas, and that it is clear and “no issue has been located.”
The University said officers will continue to check the area.
At 2:37 p.m., Miami University posted on Facebook an “all clear” message. The post read, “RedHawk Alert: EMERGENCY – ALL CLEAR! No active threat on campus. Safe to resume your daily activities.”
At the time of this writing, Miami University or local law enforcement has not yet shared the details or a cause that led up to these emergency alerts.
Dayton 24/7 Now will provide updates as more information becomes available.