An East Farmingdale college in New York was briefly lockdown Wednesday morning following a 911 call reporting a man with a rifle inside the campus. However, the said rifle carried by the man was revealed to be just a Star wars lightsaber sword toy.
According to CNET, the Farmingdale State College located in Long Island, New York reportedly lockdown on Wednesday morning after reports of someone has seen a man, inside a car assembling a rifle. It was reported through 911, who notified the police about the said dangerous weapon.
The students and staffs were instructed to take shelter. However, Farmingdale college spokeswoman stated, Kathryn Coley, as Suffolk County Police arrived at the scene and approached the man, they confirmed that the alleged rifle was a "Star Wars" lightsaber toy, Time reported.
The college posted on Twitter that the situation has been cleared and lifted the lockdown warning. "The police situation on campus has been resolved without incident. All students, faculty, and staff should resume normal activities," Twitter post stated. The said college has a 8,700 students and under the State University of New York system, US News reported.
The name of the caller was not known as well as the man with the light saber toy. However, according to the police, the man with the toy was a student. No charges were filed over the incident. Farmingdale State College is ranked fifth among the US college campus. The college was founded in 1912. The founding of the College was originally proposed by State Assemblyman John Lupton in 1909.
A similar Star Wars scare was also reported last year. A man was arrested after he was seen outside a school wearing a Stormtrooper costume carrying a laser gun. At the time, authorities said, though he did pose a threat, the man still caused disturbance.
