Ohio University Police confirmed the department responded to a call earlier today about a potential gunman on campus.
A witness called the department about a male student near Grover Center who the caller thought looked suspicious and was possibly armed, according to a department news statement.
University Police responded to the call at approximately 2:48 p.m. and found the student had just dropped off a letter threatening self-harm.
The department then took the unarmed student into custody on University Terrace at Ellis Hall.
After responding to the call, no gun was found in the area and the department determined there was no threat, according to the release.
The department had been in the process of developing an emergency text message to send to students, but took the student into custody promptly after responding, making the alert unnecessary.
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