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Rock thrown through window prompted active shooter alert at UT Health San Antonio campus, police say

Law enforcement officials confirmed there was no shooter present Wednesday afternoon

FILE - A police vehicle flashes its lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) (Matt Rourke, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

SAN ANTONIO – A man throwing a rock through a window on the campus of UT Health San Antonio prompted an active shooter response from law enforcement, according to police.

Just before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, an emergency alert on the university’s website had urged people to avoid the Eckert Building.

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By 5:30 p.m., law enforcement officials confirmed there were no reports of an active shooter.

San Antonio police and University Health Science police coordinated a response team and entered the school, an SAPD preliminary report on Thursday said.

After not finding a threat, officials determined that a man throwing a rock through a window caused the loud sound, the report said.

Officers confirmed there was no evidence of a shooting.

It is not immediately clear from the report how officers determined the rock was thrown, nor whether the man could be facing charges.


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