'STAY INDOORS': Oakland university police warn students to stay safe inside as 2 armed men roam their campus

'STAY INDOORS': Oakland university police warn students to stay safe inside as 2 armed men roam their campus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that more Americans than ever before died from gun-related injuries in 2020 (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

MICHIGAN, OAKLAND : Oakland University police began searching the area around Adams Road and Walton Boulevard for two possibly armed men on Monday, November 13. They are requesting that students who live on campus “stay indoors”. Additionally, commuters have been urged against visiting the campus, and all events have been postponed until 10 am. Early on Monday, Oakland University Police sent out a tweet alerting employees and students of the search and alarming situation that sais, “O.U. ALERT: Police are continuing to pursue two armed suspects on campus. Students, faculty and staff are advised not to report to campus.”

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According to The Detroit Free Press, the incident started in Genesee County while officers were pursuing four stolen vehicles. Two suspects fled from an automobile that they had wrecked on Interstate 75 southbound. According to the police, numerous cars were taken from a car lot in the neighboring community. On the approach from I-75 southbound to Joslyn Road in Auburn Hills, one of the stolen vehicles overturned. It is reported that the collision resulted in at least one death. South Adams Road was blocked up by police near Walton Boulevard. The Meadow Brook Amphitheatre section of the campus was where the suspects were allegedly hiding out.