ATHENS, Ga. — University of Georgia Police said a preliminary investigation into reports of an armed shooter on campus suggests it's a hoax.

Police said at around 8:51 p.m., officers received a call of a shooter in the area of UGA's main library.

At around 10:40 p.m., UGA Police sent out an all-clear alert to students regarding the situation.

Similar incidents have occurred at university and college campuses across the country.

The FBI provided 11Alive with the following statement regarding these incidents:

"The FBI is seeing an increase in swatting events across the country, and we take potential hoax threats very seriously because it puts innocent people at risk. Knowingly providing false information to emergency service agencies about a possible threat to life drains law enforcem

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