THE University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is locked down after alleged reports of an "armed and dangerous" person on the university campus.

The university tweeted the alert at 11.43am on Friday calling students to "go inside now, avoid windows."

The UNC website confirmed that there was "an armed and dangerous person" either on or near the University campus.

It later highlighted that the "armed individual" was near the "Ambulatory Care Center," and demanded people "shelter in place immediately."

Following the news, students shared screenshots of text messages they received alerting them of the incident telling them to "avoid ACC" at 11.48am.

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