Students on the University of South Carolina's Columbia campus experienced an active shooter scare on Sunday evening, but no threat was found and no shooting took place.

The University of South Carolina issued an alert Sunday about a possible shooter near the campus library, later saying no evidence of a threat was found though police continue to search.

There is no evidence of a shooter at the University of South Carolina’s campus library, a school spokesperson said Sunday, after a schoolwide alert about a shooter who had been reported to be on the Columbia campus.