ORLANDO, Fla. – An alert was sent out to students at the University of Central Florida saying a person with a gun may be in the UCF main campus library.

The alert posted on UCF's website read, "*UCF ALERT**UCF ALERT* POSSIBLE MIDDLE EASTERN GUN MAN/WOMAN IN UCF MAIN CAMPUS LIBRARY. AVOID THE AREA!"

The library was cleared just before 5 p.m. and no threat was found, UCF police said.

UCF student Shawn Curtis, who used to work at the library, said he was in his dorm room when the alert went out.

He said 5,000 to 6,000 students are typically in the library at that time of day.

UCF police said in a tweet earlier that officers were responding to the library in reference to a woman with a gun.

Police also urged students to avoid the area and said the library was locked down. The rest of the campus remained opened, police said.

The library was reopened after police found no threat.