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Situation Near EKU Campus Prompts Safety Alert

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MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18)– A security alert has been sent at Eastern Kentucky University due to an off-campus situation.

EKU Public Safety sent the alert Wednesday morning just after 7:30 p.m., asking people to stay in place.

Richmond Police were searching for an individual they believed could be armed.

The subject fled in an unknown direction of travel. 

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