Students received an alert from the San José State University Police Department (UPD) on Wednesday at 4:04 p.m. about a street closure because of police activity.
Officers responded at 3:18 p.m. to an unverified report of a potential threat by East San Fernando Street between South 4th and 6th Street, according to an email sent by San José Police Department (SJPD) on Wednesday.
The threat was an unidentified and allegedly armed individual in one of the nearby residences, according to the same email.
Police sealed off the area with caution tape and blocked off traffic with emergency vehicles.
About a dozen SJPD and UPD cars surrounded the area as small groups of people scattered around the perimeter of the scene.
People were evacuated from the surrounding buildings, including Hugh Gillis Hall and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, according to film junior Mariela Ramos Armenta.
Officers concluded that there was no threat in the area, according to the same email.The area was cleared around 5:30 p.m.
