Campus alert issued for Mizzou
A campus alert has been issued for the University of Missouri in Columbia.
MUPD officers told ABC 17 News the alert was just before 8 p.m. after a possible gun was spotted near campus.
Police said just before 7:30 p.m., three students walking by Lathrop Hall reportedly saw a passenger in a white older model Toyota Camry with a pistol.
Investigators said the person never pointed the gun at anyone.
The car was last seen driving on Tiger Avenue.
Officials issued an update about 20 minutes later, confirming officers swept the campus but the car was not found. Columbia police were notified.
If you have any other information, you are asked to call 911.
