ATHENS, Ga. —

Officials at the University of Georgia sent an alert to students about a reported shooter at the Athens campus Friday night.

At 8:51 p.m., the university posted the following message on X: Latest Forecast

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"Emergency UGA Athens Police Alert: Report of an armed shooter at Main Library. Avoid this area." This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

No other details have been released.

This alert comes after a "swatting hoax" occurred at the University of South Carolina on Sunday after police received two calls with mimicked gunfire in the background. Several other similar incidents have occurred nation

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