Riverside City College ends shelter in place after seek for gunman

A shelter-in-place order for college kids and workers on the Riverside City College campus ended after round 90 minutes at about 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, after police concluded their seek for a person reported to have a gun. No gun was discovered on campus and there have been no arrests.

Officers from RCC, the Riverside Police Department and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department hunted building-by-building for the person.

While the order was in place, college students and school have been ready exterior campus buildings whereas authorities searched the within.

While the shelter alert was lively, the tennis courts have been crammed with individuals taking part in, and two individuals have been seen on the soccer subject working towards cheers.

Cars left and entered the faculty car parking zone close to 14th Street, whereas about 10 patrol automobiles have been parked close to a campus constructing within the lot close to Magnolia Avenue.

Authorities finally emerged from the final constructing they have been looking out. Faculty members then signaled college students to return to their lessons by elevating their thumbs up, and a giant wave of scholars entered their respective buildings.

“There was a witness report of a male on foot, close to the Digital Library, who reportedly flashed a gun,” RCC President Claire Oliveros wrote in a message to the faculty group.

No one had been reported injured, Robert Schmidt, a Riverside Community College District spokesman, stated at about 5:15 p.m.

According to Officer Ryan Railsback, spokesperson for the Riverside Police Department, officers didn’t recuperate a weapon from the campus, and no arrests have been made.

No description of the person was obtainable.

City News Service contributed to the story.