RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities was on lockdown for approximately 40 minutes this afternoon after reports of an incident near campus.

Students, staff and faculty were instructed to lockdown in a safe location immediately and emergency protocols were properly followed.

The campus is now open and the campus community is free to resume their regular activities.

The campus community is encouraged to make sure they are signed up for emergency alerts through their myºÚÁÏÉç portal at . Once logged in to myºÚÁÏÉç, scroll to “Tri-Cities Emergency Info” and click “Update Now!”