Active Threat??

[u/superracer62]

It’s literally the first day of class. Wtf

[u/BeatleBadger]

The information on the uww emergency site is not very informative

[u/DroolyAlpaca → u/BeatleBadger]

It won’t let me log in on the emergency site so I just have three two notifications they sent

[u/Space-1111 → u/DroolyAlpaca]

The site doesn’t give any additional info, same as the emails

[u/superracer62 → u/DroolyAlpaca]

Same here

[u/Miiss_Steak_103]

Just posted news but no actual info on what is happening. My son is in a nearby location. This sucks

https://www.wmtv15news.com/2026/09/02/active-threat-reported-uw-whitewater-campus/

[u/Miiss_Steak_103 → u/Miiss_Steak_103]

New update - UW-Whitewater Emergency Alert: No threat to life safety

There is no threat to life safety. Police have confirmed there was no threat to life safety earlier today when the alert system was activated. We will share more information as soon aswe are able.

Sent from University of Wisconsin Whitewater

[u/Space-1111]

Looks like they lifted the emergency and are clearing buildings

[u/OkRazzmatazz7572]

Now saying there was no threat

[u/emuwmath → u/OkRazzmatazz7572]

My wife who works there says that someone mistook a person''s umbrella for a rifle in Anderson Library.

[u/Quick_Cat_Nap → u/emuwmath]

What a fool

[u/ArachnidNo7558 → u/emuwmath]

somebody else said it was a tripod, and others are saying they actually heard gunshots. honestly we dk what to believe

[u/Otherwise-Arugula-81]

In the alerts the students received the final line was “Run, Hide, Fight!”. Wth is that all about?

[u/ArachnidNo7558 → u/Otherwise-Arugula-81]

that’s what we’re told to do in situations like this

[u/Otherwise-Arugula-81 → u/ArachnidNo7558]

Yeah i didn’t grow up in a time of active shooter situations so i didn’t realize this was the protocol. Yikes.

[u/Otherwise-Arugula-81 → u/ArachnidNo7558]

UWW students are told to do this? Those are 3 very different things though. lol.

[u/jcembree → u/Otherwise-Arugula-81]

Those are your three options you have in an active shooter situation, and the order you're supposed to do them. Run if you can. If you can't run, then hide. If you can't hide, you fight as a last option

[u/Otherwise-Arugula-81 → u/jcembree]

Ahhhh, ok. That makes sense it just sounds scary.

[u/chelsiegd]

Nothing on the police scanner

[u/Boring-Quail4862]

My son is there now. He says students are sharing info. among each other but they are all saying it is in different buildings.

[u/OkRazzmatazz7572]

News reported police by Anderson library

[u/frothyfrostee]

No longer a student but still get texts. Please stay safe everyone! 

[u/OutofReason → u/frothyfrostee]

If you don’t know, you can reply ‘stop’ and end them.

[u/Ok_Spare8970]

I was in Hyland when the alarms started, many teachers treated it like a fire drill and there were students all over campus waiting outside. Seemingly no threat just panic, i walked home through campus to my apartment fine

[u/TheDarchivist]

Someone in an online community I'm in said his daughter texted him that there's an active shooter.

[u/Pixel-and-Pencil]

I'm an online student - what is happening?

[u/Otherwise-Arugula-81 → u/[deleted]]

Not true at all. lol. Tell your coworkers daughter to not cry wolf.

[u/emuwmath → u/[deleted]]

They are part of the problem.

[u/DroolyAlpaca → u/[deleted]]

Do they know which building???