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'All clear' at UNC Chapel Hill after reports of person with a gun

The suspect involved has been arrested, Chapel Hill Police Department says.

RALEIGH, N.C. — UNC police have given an all-clear message to the campus community, ending a scary hour for students and staff at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Mickel Deonte Harris, the man sought in connection with the incident, was arrested around 2:45 p.m. Police said Harris is 27 years old and lives in Durham. He was arrested on Formosa Lane in Chapel Hill, north of campus. Harris also had outstanding warrants related to an assault on Sept. 5.

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The university issued an emergency notification around 1 p.m. Wednesday about an armed or dangerous person on or near campus. The all-clear notification came around 2:10 p.m.

Read the full report on NBC affiliate WRAL-TV.

In August, one person was shot and killed in an on-campus shooting.

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