Hostile Intruder
Hostile intruder(s) on campus
When a hostile person(s) threatens or causes death and serious injury on campus grounds, we recommend these procedures:
- Run away from the threat if you can.
- Do not run in a straight line.
- Use cars, trees and bushes to block your view from the hostile person.
- If you can get away from the immediate area of danger, get help and warn others, but do not use a fire alarm. It may cause others to go out into danger.
- If you cannot get away, Hide in a room.
- Lock the door, turn off the lights, silence your cell phone, stay out of sight.
- Consider barricading the door with desks, chairs, cabinets, anything to make it hard to enter.
- Call 9-1-1 if you can do so safely.
- The last option is to Fight back.
- Use anything at your disposal...backpacks, computers, books, etc. to disrupt the intruder to give you time to get away or to subdue them.
- If you are with a group, swarm the intruder all at once.
- Once the police arrive, obey all commands.
- This may involve being handcuffed or putting your hands in the air. This is for safety reasons.
- Once police evaluate circumstances, they will give you further directions.
Hostile intruder(s) in a residence hall
When a hostile person(s) threatens or causes death and serious injury in residence halls, we recommend these procedures:
In your room:
- Lock yourself in your room.
- Barricade yourself in your room with desks, beds or anything you can push against the door.
- Close the blinds or curtains and stay away from the window.
- Call 9-1-1 if you can do so safely.
- Turn all lights and audio equipment off.
- Try to stay calm and be as quiet as possible.
Away from your room:If you are caught in the open such as hallways or lounge areas, you must decide what you are going to do. We recommend these procedures:
- If away from your room, join others in a room that can lock or be barricaded.
- Do not stay in the open hallway.
- Do not sound the fire alarm. This would signal people in the rooms to evacuate the building and place them in potential harm as they attempt to exit.