CAMPUS MASSACRE
Community college evacuated
12 News
Apr. 17, 2007 04:45 PM
Classes were canceled on Tuesday morning at Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale after a threatening note was received on campus.
Someone received the note through inter-office mail that apparently threatened that a shooting would take place today on campus. The campus was evacuated after the threat was received.
Law enforcement searched the campus twice and found nothing suspicious. Detectives are now looking into the threat.
Estrella Mountain Community College is located near Dysart Road and Thomas Road. Stay with 12news.azcentral.com for further information
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In Arizona, classes were canceled at Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale, a suburb of Phoenix, after a note threatening a shooting was delivered via intercampus mail.
Avondale police conferred with campus officers and staff and decided the threat was "serious and immediate" and ordered the evacuation, said Amy Boulton, a police spokeswoman. Officers searched the campus looking for evidence or any threat but nothing was found, Boulton said.
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Shooting threat closes Estrella Mountain Community College
02:10 PM Mountain Standard Time on Tuesday, April 17, 2007
By 3TV and azfamily.com staff
Estrella Mountain Community College was evacuated and closed Tuesday following the threat of a shooting.
The college at Dysart and Thomas roads was evacuated around noon as a precaution.
The interim president of the college said the incident began around 11:30 a.m. when the head of security reportedly received a three-page note indicating that a shooting would occur on campus today.
Students and staff were immediately evacuated and a nearby preschool and church were placed on lockdown.
The campus was alerted to the alleged threat through television and e-mail.
The school will remain closed for the rest of today and police are assessing the situation to determine when the campus will re-open.
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Avondale community college campus cleared out after threat
AVONDALE, Ariz. Classes were canceled today at Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale after a note threatening a shooting was delivered by intercampus mail.
Spokesman Ralph Campbell says the campus was evacuated at midday after the note was received by campus police. Between 15- and 25-hundred students can be on campus on a normal school day.
Avondale police spokeswoman Amy Boulton says campus officers and staff conferred with Avondale officers and decided the threat was "serious and immediate."
Officers searching the campus looking for evidence or any threat had found nothing by mid-afternoon. She said the response was related to yesterday's shooting at Virginia Tech that left 33 people dead.
