LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — University of Kentucky students are responding to a swatting call that disrupted campus Tuesday afternoon, just one day after classes officially began for the fall semester.

Many freshmen who recently left home to start their college experience said the false active shooter report left them feeling shaken as they adjust to campus life.

"I looked back, I could hear the sirens, and I saw this cop go into the library area. And I was like oh, this can't be good," said freshman Mason Yates.

Police say they received a bogus emergency call just after noon Tuesday reporting an active shooter at the William T. Young Library. Officers were able to determine within two minutes through security cameras that the call was a hoax.

The incident is part of a growing nationwide

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