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An "all clear" has been issued by Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, Ind., after a reported gunman turned out to be a man with an umbrella, according to Fox 59 and a tweet posted by the university.

The university, located on the border near Louisville, Ky., had tweeted an alert to students that said, "IU Southeast Emergency! An armed person is on campus. Go into nearest room and lock door. Follow instructions from authorities."

The university had said on its Twitter page that authorities were searching for a white male, approximately 5-foot-10, wearing light colored shorts and a camouflage backpack.

Indiana University Southeast is a regional campus in the Indiana University system. The school is in southern Indiana's Floyd County and part of the metropolitan Louisville, Ky., area.

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