A&M police say the man was carrying a 'all plastic' M-16 training rifle.
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A&M officials say despite tweets and reports from other media outlets, they can not confirm that anyone has been detained.
News 3's Alex Villarreal is live on the campus of Texas A&M and says the streets are eerily quiet with the exception of Law enforcement officers from across the Brazos Valley who have gathered on campus.
CODE MAROON:
4:36pm No armed subject found at this time. Police are still searching. Continue to shelter in place. Bus pickup to exit campus- GO TO LEWIS ST BEHIND DUNCAN DINING HALL.
4:35pm Police are still searching. Continue to shelter in place.
Thursday afternoon, Texas A&M activated their Code Maroon notification system alerting students to a gunman spotted on campus.
The A&M campus is not on lock down as of yet, according to spokesman Jason Cook, who says a bus driver spotted an armed individual and reported it to University Police.
However, students calling into News 3 say they have been locked in buildings across campus and some students weren't being let in certain buildings.
Here's an brief description of the armed individual, according to scanner reports:
-white male
-wearing olive or green shirt and shorts
-wearing back pack
-carrying an AK-47
