University of Georgia Police are investigating an armed shooter hoax on campus Friday night.

Officers received a call about an active shooter in the library.

Police are still informing students and residents in the area to avoid the area.

This is just one of many hoaxes that have happened at university and college campuses across the country.

The FBI provided 11Alive with the following statement regarding these incidents:

"The FBI is seeing an increase in swatting events across the country, and we take potential hoax threats very seriously because it puts innocent people at risk. Knowingly providing false information to emergency service agencies about a possible threat to life drains law enforcement resources, costs thousands of dollars, and, most importantly, puts innocent people at

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