Update at 2:55 p.m.: A bomb threat emailed into the University on Tuesday was deemed to be a false alarm, and "access to the Admissions Building and surrounding areas has been restored," the University announced at 2:49 p.m. The shelter-in-place orders sent out in response to the threat have also been lifted, according to the email.
Update at 1:38 p.m.: A follow up was sent to Mercer students and faculty at 1:21 p.m. that said, "There is a law enforcement presence at the Admissions building, and the area is secured."
13 WMAZ reported that a bomb threat was called into the University, leading to a response by the Bibb Sheriff's Office and the Bibb County Fire Department.
University spokesperson Jennifer Fairfield-Williams told The Cluster that the county was "working to clear the building," but did not clarify how the area was secured.
While an "all clear" message has not yet been issued by the University, the email sent out to students said that, "All other campus operations will continue as normal at this time."
MerPo requested that people, "stay away from the Admissions Building and surrounding areas until further notice."
An active threat was reported on Mercer's Macon campus at 12:58 p.m. Tuesday, according to an email sent by Mercer Police. In the email, MerPo told students and faculty to shelter in place.
The Cluster has reached out to Mercer Police and Police Chief Haley Beckham for information on the nature of the report and will update the article when that is provided.
This is the second active threat of the school year reported on campus, which was one of multiple so-called "swatting" events that rippled across the country early in the semester.
Gabriel Kopp '26 is double majoring in Journalism and Law and Public Policy at Mercer University. He has written for The Cluster since he started at Mercer, and currently works as Editor-in-Chief. When he isn't working on a Washington Post crossword, he enjoys going for runs around Macon and reading The New York Times or the AJC while sipping coffee.
