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EST LONG BRANCH - The shelter-in-place order at Monmouth University was lifted this morning, after an investigation into an email threat about a destructive device and a gunman hiding on campus proved unfounded, authorities said.
The university activated a shelter-in-place order early Tuesday after students and faculty reported to university police shortly after midnight that they received an email from someone claiming to be armed and hiding on campus, where a dangerous device had also been placed, according to a statement issued by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.The Monmouth County Emergency Response Team was activated, with members of the prosecutor's office, Monmouth County Rapid Deployment Force, Monmouth County Sheriff's Office and police from Asbury Park, Deal, Long Branch, Manasquan, Marlboro, Ocean Township and West Long Branch responding to the campus to conduct a search of university buildings, according to the prosecutor's statement.
The preliminary investigation revealed no indication of validity to either claim outlined in the email, the statement said.
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