DENVER (KDVR) — Police at the University of Colorado Boulder on Monday responded to what is now being investigated as a "potential swatting incident at Norlin Library." Police said there had been reports of shots fired at the library.

Swatting refers to a prank call or message to an official emergency service in an attempt to bring a large number of armed officers to a specific area, which can be dangerous to civilians.

At about 8:20 p.m., the university sent an email about the incident to the campus community, stating that the campus was "the latest in a string of hoaxes directed at campuses around the country with false active-harmer reports."

"The CU Boulder Police Department has determined there was and is no threat to campus," the college said in the release. The agency said that i

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