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SUNY Purchase College Campus Declared Safe After Reports Of Armed Man

This story has been updated.

Purchase College

Purchase College

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PURCHASE, N.Y. -- SUNY Purchase College was declared safe late Sunday night after reports of a man carrying a gun on campus earlier in the evening.

Students had been advised to stay indoors in a campus-wide email sent at 8:49 p.m.

The suspect reportedly fled into the woods. 

A search involving Westchester County Police included aviation unit and numerous neighboring police departments was conducted. 

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