The school had been sheltering in place for four and a half hours, over reports of an armed suspect and possible gunfire.
Last night's shelter in place has been lifted. After interviews, police found the person of interest was carrying a curling iron mistaken for a weapon, officials said.The suspected weapon that set off a shelter in place at Monmouth University was a curling iron, police said.
Students, faculty, and staff at the school had been in lockdown since around 9:15 Wednesday evening, over reports of a possible armed suspect and shots fired.In an interview, officials found that a curling iron was mistaken for a weapon and that the person who had the curling iron was not armed with an actual weapon.
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