Bloomington, INDIANA – School officials at Indiana University Bloomington said on Monday night that a “dangerous situation is occurring” at a building on campus.
The initial alert sent to students and staff said, “A dangerous situation is occurring near the Indiana Memorial Union. Stay away from the area. Update to follow. Call 911 with any info.”
A later update read, “A subject has barricaded himself in the IMU hotel. Police are talking with the individual.”
A police spokesperson told FOX59: “We have a subject that called our dispatch and was not making sense. The subject stated that he was at the Indiana Memorial Union Hotel. Officers arrived and located the male barricaded in a hotel room. Officers are currently negotiating with him to get him out of the room.”
Our @MaxLewisTV just talked with IUPD he was told: Man called dispatch and wasn’t making sense. Police arrived and located the male barricaded in a hotel room. Officers are currently negotiating with him to get him out of the room. https://t.co/4e1GcL1Xah
— Angela Ganote (@angelaganote) January 4, 2022
IUB update: A subject has barricaded himself in the IMU hotel. Police are talking with the individual. Stay away from the area. Follow official instructions.
— IU Bloomington (@IUBloomington) January 4, 2022
IU Bloomington Update: A dangerous situation continues at Indiana Memorial Union. Police are at the IMU. Stay away from the area. Follow official instructions.
— IU Bloomington (@IUBloomington) January 4, 2022
IU Bloomington Alert! A dangerous situation is occurring near the Indiana Memorial Union. Stay away from the area. Update to follow. Call 911 with any info.
— IU Police (@IUpolice) January 4, 2022
The Indiana Memorial Union is a student union building. Everyone is being asked to avoid the area.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated when more details are available.
