Executive Summary
- Mercer University issued a campus-wide shelter-in-place order on Tuesday due to an active bomb threat.
- The threat was reportedly telephoned in and targeted a specific building on the Macon campus.
- The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and Macon-Bibb Fire Department are on the scene investigating the incident.
Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, issued a campus-wide shelter-in-place order on Tuesday afternoon following a bomb threat directed at a campus building. The university alerted all students, faculty, and staff to the active threat and instructed them to remain in a secure location.
According to Jennifer Fairfield, the university’s Director of Media Relations, the institution received a call reporting a bomb at a specific, undisclosed building on campus. The call prompted an immediate emergency response to ensure the safety of the university community.
Emergency services, including the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and the Macon-Bibb Fire Department, have responded to the scene and are currently investigating the threat. The campus remains on lockdown as law enforcement works to secure the area.
This is a developing story. Authorities have not released further details regarding the nature of the threat or the ongoing investigation.