to search the area and were unable to locate the suspicious person. APD determined there is no ongoing threat to the community or to campus. If you have information about this incident please contact @Austin_Police . If you have new information and feel unsafe call 9-1-1.

We understand the sensitive nature of this incident and our officers are here to keep you safe. UTPD officers continue to have a robust presence in the area. Media, please contact APD PIO if you have questions regarding this incident.

🚨UPDATE to Off-Campus Suspicious Person Incident Earlier today, a UTPD officer conducting bicycle patrol in the West Campus area, was able to positively identify the subject and recovered a plastic toy rifle that matched the video and

pictures circulating on social media. Since no clear criminal offense occurred, no arrest will be made. There is no ongoing threat to the campus or community today and there was not a threat yesterday. We want to reiterate yesterday's messaging, that we understand the

sensitivity of these types of incidents. As we became aware of misinformation that was spreading, the department made the decision to push out accurate information via social media and our website.

We ask that our community follow the official University social media pages for accurate information and updates. If any action is required, such as sheltering in place, building evacuation or if there is an immediate threat to campus or the surrounding areas, information

would come in the form of an emergency text message and be amplified on the official UT pages.

@UTAustinPolice By San Pedro

@UTAustinPolice I put in the first call 5:07 & was on hold for 10 minutes.

@UTAustinPolice multiple reports of a man with an assault rifle near and on campus and still no safety alert from the university. this man, if it’s the same person as in the video below, has been walking around campus with a gun for nearly 3 hours. unacceptable.

@UTAustinPolice No alert wow.

@UTAustinPolice y’all are useless fr

@UTAustinPolice why has there not been an alert sent out?

@UTAustinPolice IT WAS THE 2800 BLOCK OF SAN PEDRO is that why y'all couldn't find him???

@UTAustinPolice you couldn’t find him because he was on the 2800 block of San Pedro, not San Gabriel. which you would’ve known if you’d listened to the callers. this is absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable. do better.

@UTAustinPolice Did you go to San Pedro ??

@UTAustinPolice How about an investigation into this failure? You probably did ur best but try to learn and be transparent about it

@UTAustinPolice @sincitysbby

@UTAustinPolice Why did you JUST send the contents of this tweet via email as an incident notification? Doesn’t really have any effect—even in trying to make yourselves look better—when it’s that delayed!