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HOUSTON, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Lone Star College's north Harris County campus in the U.S. state of Texas' greater Houston area was evacuated Thursday night after a 911 call claiming a gunman was on campus.
Houston police said they received a call from a woman at about 7:47 p.m. local time (0145 GMT Nov. 18) stating that "someone is shooting" on the public community college campus.
Police rushed to the college and worked together with college security to investigate the incident, but no gunshots were heard and no injuries were reported.
An alert about the incident was sent out to students and faculty at around 8 p.m. local time (0200 GMT Nov. 18) and the college was evacuated as a precaution.
After a thorough investigation, it was decided that the call was probably a hoax, but officials are continuing to monitor the situation.
