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- 1Masked driver arrested after waving video game rifle at UMD▼Masked driver on UMD campus arrested after waving video game rifle
Police at the University of Maryland arrested a masked driver who was waving a rifle on campus. The weapon turned out to be a video game prop rather than a real firearm, but the incident triggered an armed-suspect response because a masked person brandishing what looked like a gun naturally raised fears of a campus shooting.
- 2Man accused of waving toy rifle on University of Maryland campus▼Man accused of waving toy rifle used for video games on UMD's campus
A man is accused of waving a toy rifle used for video games on the University of Maryland's campus, according to local news reports. The incident prompted coverage from Washington-area stations WBFF and WJLA. Details about whether the man was arrested or charged, and how students and university police responded, have not been released.