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Avondale community college campus cleared out after threat
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AVONDALE - Classes were canceled Tuesday at a community college in a suburb of Phoenix after a note threatening a shooting was delivered via intercampus mail.
Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale was evacuated at midday after the note was received by campus police, said Ralph Campbell, a college spokesman. From 1,500 to 2,500 students can be on campus on a normal school day.
Avondale police conferred with campus officers and staff and decided the threat was "serious and immediate" and ordered the evacuation, said Amy Boulton, a police spokeswoman.
Officers had searched about half the campus by mid-afternoon, looking for evidence or any threat, Boulton said. She said the response was unrelated to the Virginia Tech shootings Monday.
"Obviously we as people, we're aware of what's happening in an emotional way, but in terms of a police response, emotions don't come into it," Boulton said.
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