The University of Ottawa has ordered a lockdown at its main campus due to a “violent incident.”
The university issued an alert to students on its emergency alert website and app just after 5 p.m. Friday, telling students who may be on campus to “get inside a building immediately,” and to “take cover and remain silent until authorities instruct otherwise.”
“If a violent attacker is close by, be ready to run, hide or, if your life is in imminent danger, defend yourself by any means necessary until you can get away,” read the alert.
Ottawa police confirmed they were investigating a “suspicious incident” in the area of Nicholas Street and Laurier Avenue, adding there were no reported injuries at this time.
“Officers remain on scene and are working with uOttawa security,” they said in a social media post.
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