Fight at CCSF campus library prompts false rumors of active shooter

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A fight in the library and reports of a handgun lead to false rumors of an active shooter at the City College of San Francisco’s Ocean Avenue Campus Tuesday morning, officials said.

Just before 11:30 a.m., a fight in the Rosenberg Library forced the evacuation of the building after one of the people involved brandished a handgun, said Jeff Hamilton, a spokesman for the school.

The suspect, whose identity was not released, apparently raised his shirt to show the weapon, but never pulled it out or pointed it at anyone, Hamilton said

No one was seriously injured in the altercation and Hamilton said that police were searching for two people that were considered suspects in the assault, one of who is a student.

Reports of an “active shooter” spread on social media, but officials firmly reiterated that there was no threat at the school. The matter had been resolved as of 11:45 a.m. and the library was reopened.

Kale Williams is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: kwilliams@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @sfkale