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Peach County deputies say possible hostage situation on FVSU campus a 'prank call'

Sheriff Deese says there were no shots fired and no one was hurt.

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — UPDATE, 9:45 p.m.:

According to Fort Valley State University, just after 5 p.m. Thursday, campus police responded to a report of a man with a gun being seen on campus. The university sent out an alert notifying students and the campus community of a potential gunman. 

At 5:40 p.m., the campus was placed on lockdown. After investigators searched the dorm building, no suspect or gun was found on campus, and the scene was cleared just before 7 p.m.

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Deputies in Fort Valley have determined that there is no threat after responding to a possible hostage situation in a dorm building at Fort Valley State University.

According to Sheriff Terry Deese with the Peach County Sheriff's Office, at around 5:30 p.m., the SWAT team was called in to help the sheriff's office investigate a domestic situation that happened on campus earlier in the week.

Fort Valley State University alerted students to stay in their dorms as deputies searched the building they were called to.

After investigating, Sheriff Deese says it was a prank call and there was no hostage situation.

No shots were fired and no one was hurt.

   

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