Published April 28, 2021 • Updated on April 28, 2021 at 6:08 pm Students and faculty at Elmhurst University have been given the all-clear after being asked to shelter in place after a person with a gun was reported on the campus Wednesday afternoon. According to police at the university, a “person with a gun” was reported near the Niebuhr Hall residence on Wednesday. Don't miss local breaking news and weather! Download our mobile app for iOS or Android — and sign up for alerts. All students and faculty were asked to “seek shelter in a locked room,” and to remain there until an all-clear was given, and that alert was given over loudspeaker Wednesday evening.