By Alexander Fern / News Director

St. Cloud State University released a statement regarding a series of alerts that were sent to students via email, and text messages on Monday night.

At 10:45 p.m. on Monday, an alert was sent to students of SCSU reading “ACTIVE SHOOTER ON CAMPUS. RUN. HIDE. FIGHT.” However according to the University, that message was an error.

There was no active shooter, only a “suspicious individual” who was described as being a male with a dark sweatshirt, light pants, and a flat brimmed hat. An updated (and correct) message was sent five minutes later alerting the campus of the suspicious individual.

The University says that the message error has been resolved, and the suspicious person was detained by campus safety and local law enforcement.

UPDATE

According to the St. Cloud Police Department, Police were called to a report of a suicidal man who had a knife in the 300 Block of 4th Avenue South.

The man was found at approximately 10:41 pm. Officers talked him into dropping the knife & took him to the hospital for evaluation. No threats to the public were made by the suspect, however this was the incident that led to the SCSU alert.