Northwestern University active threat reported on Chicago campus as college tells students to ‘run, hide, fight’

AN ACTIVE threat warning was issued at a college campus as the university told its students to “run, hide, fight.”

The chilling alert was issued at Northwestern University in Chicago on Monday at around 1.30pm.

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An active threat warning was issued at Northwestern University in Chicago on Monday afternoon[/caption]

The lockdown orders were canceled almost an hour after it was sent to students.

According to NBC Chicago, two suspects were taken into custody.

One of the suspects was found in the Feinberg School of Medicine building, while a second was arrested in the basement of the Ward Building.

According to the outlet, one man bailed from the car after carjacking the vehicle on the city’s north side.

“There is an Active Threat event on the Chicago Campus. Run, Hide, Fight. Take proper shelter. Lock and/or barricade doors,” Northwestern University’s initial warning read.

The school said police were attempting to make a traffic stop in the area when the suspect fled the vehicle and ran into a campus building.

The NU Alert said the suspect was last seen in the Morton Medical Research Building on campus.

The suspects’ name was not immediately released.

Northwestern is home to more than 8,000 full-time undergraduates and 8,000 full-time graduate students, their website states.

Including part-time students, the university’s total enrollment is approximately 21,000.