UPDATE: All Clear given at Baylor, shelter in place lifted

Waco, Tx (FOX 44) – UPDATE: A campus wide update said the shelter in place ordered earlier was lifted shortly after 1:00 p.m. with normal activities resuming.

Baylor students and staff were ordered to shelter in place shortly after noon as the search goes on for men believed to have fled a traffic stop ran onto campus.

Waco police have told FOX 44 there was NO active shooter. Department of Public Safety and Waco PD are in the area. One person is reported in custody.

Baylor spokesperson Lori Fogleman reiterated that it was not an active shooter, but multiple agencies are on campus. Building checks were being conducted before the all clear was given.

The automated alert told students and others to seek secure shelter and to stay away from windows.

The Department of Public Safety reported that at approximately 11:50 a.m., Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Kia SUV for a traffic violation on northbound IH-35 near mile marker 325, south of Waco.

The driver failed to stop and fled from law enforcement, initiating a pursuit. The vehicle continued to evade until reaching Bagby Avenue, where the driver and two passengers exited the vehicle and fled on foot.

As a precaution, Baylor University was asked to put its lockdown in place while authorities continued searching the area for the suspects. At this time, there is no indication that any of the suspects are armed..