Police investigating University of Colorado Boulder shooting scare as possible swatting incident

The University of Colorado Boulder Police Department (CUPD) on Monday announced that it was investigating reports of an active shooter on the school's campus as a "swatting" incident, after failing to find a shooter or injured victims.

The school went into lockdown earlier Monday after reports came in of shots being fired at the Norlin Library on the university's main campus. The lockdown was later lifted, but remains in effect for the library itself.

"CUPD is investigating a potential swatting incident at Norlin Library," the police department said in a news alert. "The shelter in place has been lifted for all locations on main campus except Norlin Library. A heavy police presence remains in the area and will continue while CUPD investigates."

The potential swatting incident comes amid a wave of increased shooting hoaxes in the past week. The University of Arkansas and the University of Iowa also experienced alleged swatting incidents earlier Monday and Villanova University experienced a swatting call last week during their "Opening Day" celebration. 

The University of South Carolina, and the University of Tennessee were also targeted recently. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.