KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The University of Kansas issued an alert on Friday that a possible armed suspect was reported near Memorial Stadium.
In a KU Alert, the university advised people to avoid the area until further notice.
KU ALERT: Possible armed suspect reported near Memorial Stadium. Avoid the area until further notice.https://t.co/9n0BF2XRRg
— The University of Kansas (@UnivOfKansas) April 1, 2022
Around 2 p.m., the university issued an alert that the campus could resume normal operations.
"Police have determined there is no longer a threat to public safety," a Twitter post from the school said. "Campus may resume normal operations."
Police have determined there is no longer a threat to public safety. Campus may resume normal operations.
— The University of Kansas (@UnivOfKansas) April 1, 2022
KU's Public Safety Office later tweeted an update that campus police responded near Memorial Stadium to assist the Douglas County Sheriff's Office with a foot chase.
Police cleared the area, and all suspects are in custody. There is no threat to campus at this time. Any questions about the incident should be directed to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
— KUPublicSafetyOffice (@KUPublicSafety) April 1, 2022
Thanks,
Deputy Chief James Druen
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The sheriff's office said the foot chase originated after a deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop near 10th and Missouri streets and a green Honda Accord fled.
Continuing to run stop signs and drive in a "dangerous manner," the sheriff's office said the deputy terminated the active pursuit due to proximity to neighborhoods west of campus.
Once the suspects parked in the 1300 block of West Campus Road and fled on foot, officers took one into custody on West Campus Road.
The other suspect continued to flee in a pursuit that ended near Memorial Stadium.
"Initially, deputies and officers were trying to determine if a third suspect was associated with the car, and officers searched the stadium out of precaution," Douglas County Sherriff's Office spokesperson George Diepenbrock said in a statement. "But they later determined only two suspects were associated with the suspect’s vehicle."
Authorities found a BB gun in the backpack one suspect was separated with during the pursuit but no other weapons.
The two suspects were identified as 29-year-old men from Lawrence. Both were booked into the Douglas County Jail based on outstanding warrants.
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