The authorities launched a police emergency this Sunday afternoon near Azusa Pacific University , in the San Gabriel Valley, where shots were reported. The Azusa Police Department detained the suspect hours later.
From the university campus they asked the residents to avoid the area and to take shelter , as published on social networks by the security authorities of the educational center.
“A police emergency has developed on or near the University campus Azusa Pacific requiring police action. Take refuge in your place, stay inside and away from the windows ”, they warned the Sunday afternoon.
A police emergency has developed on or near the Azusa Pacific University campus requiring police action. Please shelter in place, stay indoors, and away from windows. Additional instructions to follow.
– APU Campus Safety (@APUCampusSafety) June 6, 2021
Two hours later, at 2: 38 pm, the same Twitter account reported that the police emergency is still active and that the order to take cover was also in effect.
It was around s three in the afternoon when the emergency order was “stabilized” after, according to the university authorities, the Azusa Police Department placed the suspect in custody. At that time, the order for shelter-in-place in force until then was also lifted.
2: 58 pm: ALL CLEAR: The police emergency near the Azusa Pacific University has been stabilized. The suspect has been taken into custody by Azusa PD. The shelter-in-place orders have been lifted. Thank you all for your cooperation and patience.
– APU Campus Safety (@APUCampusSafety) June 6, 2021
Neither the city police nor the campus itself University students released more information about who the suspect is and why he posed a threat.