Suffolk County Community College library evacuated after report of person with gun, officials say
A Suffolk County police emergency service officer walks on the campus at Suffolk County Community College in Selden where a report of a person with a gun in the library on campus forced the evacuation of the building around 10:55 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, officials said. No gun was found after a search. Credit: James Carbone
Suffolk County police responded to Suffolk County Community College in Selden Monday morning after a report of a person with a gun on the campus but no weapon was found, officials said.
A student saw a message posted on the social media site Yik Yak that indicated someone was in the library with a gun and told campus officials, said SCCC spokesman Drew Biondo.
The call was received at 10:54 a.m., Suffolk County police said.
About 50 to 60 people were evacuated from the campus library. Responding officers searched the campus for more than a half-hour and found nothing, Biondo and police said.
The library has since reopened.
'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
