Classes continued at Gadsden State Community College’s Wallace Drive campus this morning as students were told to shelter in place as a manhunt went on nearby.

However, within an hour, students and faculty received an “all clear” message.

Sgt. John Hallman of Gadsden police said the incident began about 7:20 a.m. when Alabama State Troopers stopped a vehicle on the parkway that leads to Interstate 759 near the GSCC campus.

The driver apparently had active warrants for his arrest and fled, heading in the direction of campus. The school immediately went into its “shelter in place” protocol.

For the rest of the hour, multiple police cars were in the area of Interstate 759 and the campus, as officers were on the lookout. The school sent out a “Cardinal Alert” at 7:54 a.m. to students advising the shelter in place.

However, by 8:39, a second advisory stated “The emergency has passed. ALL CLEAR! Resume classes as normal.”

There has been no official comment yet on whether the person sought has been captured.

(al.com/www.al.com)