The University of Virginia gave students an urgent warning on campus to 'run', hide 'while they were looking for a person with a knife that attacked people.
Allegedly at least one victim was taken to the hospital and their condition is unknown.
The suspect reportedly wore a red sweatshit and blue training pants and was last seen near the Alumni Hall.
A later update said the middle -aged suspect seems to be.
The first alert was issued at around 4.35 pm and the suspect was held a little more than an hour later, the campus police said.
The hiding place was lifted after the suspect's arrest, but the police remain on the spot.
The University of Virginia has given students an urgent warning on campus to 'run, hide and fight' in the midst of a person with a knife who attacks people
The campus police have encouraged students or others to be on campus to protect and call 911 when they see the attacker
The campus police insisted on students or others on campus to protect and call 911 when they saw the attacker.
The 'running, hiding, fighting' edict is widely used as a reminder of students that they should run if it is safe to do this, hide if they cannot run safely and only fight if the other two options are not available to them.
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