The campus of Appalachian State University was in lockdown on March 3 as police searched the area for an armed gunman. All classes for the day were canceled but remained scheduled for the following day. On March 4, 2008, Matthew Haney, the student who had reported seeing the gunman, admitted that he had made the story up, and that there never was a gunman.

1. School location: Boone, North Carolina
2. No shootings have been reported
3. Gunman description: white male, six foot, Pink Floyd t-shirt, dark jacket, ski mask

• Appalachian State University: Emergency Information
• FoxNews.com: Appalachian State Locked Down After Possible Sighting of Gunman (March 3, 2008)
  • Forrest Gilliam, president of the school's Student Government Association: "We're being cautious, but I don't think there's a huge sense of fear."
• JournalNow.com: Appalachian State on lockdown after gunman seen near campus (March 3, 2008)
• Digtriad.com: App State Campus on Lockdown after Gunman Spotted (March 3, 2008)
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• WRAL.com: App State on Lockdown After Reports of Masked Gunman (March 3, 2008)
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