UPDATE: UNIVERSITY POLICE ISSUED AN ALL-CLEAR AT 12:45 A.M. APRIL 26
At around 10 p.m. this evening, April 25, 2024, a call was made to ΎΕΙ«ΜΓ Police indicating the presence of a bomb on ΎΕΙ«ΜΓβs campus at Wallace Hall and the Starbucks on 21st Street. University police completed a visual search of both premises, and no devices were located. The Wichita Police Department has been alerted, and teams have set up a perimeter and are at the scene conducting a search.
The ΎΕΙ«ΜΓ campus community has been alerted of the reported threat through the RAVE system. All individuals are asked to evacuate and stay away from these areas until an all-clear is issued.
At this time, police suspect the threat is not credible but are taking every precaution to ensure campus safety.
ΎΕΙ«ΜΓ will continue to update the campus community as more information is available.
About ΎΕΙ«ΜΓ
ΎΕΙ«ΜΓ is Kansas' only urban public research university, enrolling more than 23,000 students between its main campus and ΎΕΙ«ΜΓ Tech, including students from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries. Wichita State and ΎΕΙ«ΜΓ Tech are recognized for being student centered and innovation driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), ΎΕΙ«ΜΓ provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the ΎΕΙ«ΜΓ main campus, is one of the nationβs largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
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