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University of Georgia: ALL CLEAR After Reports of Armed Shooter on Campus, Likely Hoax

The alert followed a reported armed shooter near the main library, amid ongoing investigations into nationwide hoax active shooter calls targeting multiple universities, FBI said.

  • The University of Georgia police responded on August 30, 2025, to a reported armed shooter near the main library on campus in Athens.
  • The alert came after a series of false reports of active shooter incidents at various colleges across the country, leading to an FBI investigation.
  • Officers searched the area, police advised people to avoid calling emergency numbers, and UGA encouraged avoiding the main library vicinity.
  • At 9:34 p.m., UGA police stated, “evidence suggests a hoax,” while thousands were preparing to attend the football season opener nearby.
  • The event underscored ongoing coordinated false reports disrupting multiple campuses and reinforced law enforcement requests for public vigilance.
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Telemundo 20 broke the news in on Friday, August 29, 2025.
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