The University of North Texas called for a lockdown over a possible threat of violence at the Health Science Center campus in Fort Worth Wednesday afternoon. Turns out, the culprit was camera gear.

According to a “Red Alert” message sent out to students and staff around 12:30 p.m., there was a potential for violence near the Interdisciplinary Research & Education Building (IREB). The message stated that people to seek immediate shelter inside a secure location.

A spokesperson with UNT told WFAA reporter Rebecca Lopez that Fort Worth police officers were called to the campus in response to a report of someone possibly carrying a rifle.

Lopez said dozens of police units were on scene, and a SWAT team entered the building.

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