UPDATE 3:55 p.m.
Pima Community College police have released additional detail on the Thursday incident involving a person with a weapon on its west campus.
According to a news release, Pima County Community College Police Department (PCCPD) received a call around 11:45 a.m. about a man spotted near campus with a gun. Police say the caller indicated the man was "suicidal."
Officers found the man off-campus, near Speedway Boulevard and Camino De Oeste, west of the school and near the boundary of Tucson Mountain Park, where they say it had crashed into a pole. Officers report that they "contacted him inside his vehicle," and determined he was the same individual about whom they had received the earlier call.
PCCPD says the man was taken to a hospital for mental health services and additional evaluation. Pima County Sheriff's Department and Northwest Fire assisted in responding to the incident.
PCCPD reminds the public that 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, is available nationwide to anyone experiencing a mental health crisis.
UPDATE 12:25 p.m.
According to the college, the situation has moved off-campus.
PCC says normal activity can resume on the west campus.
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Pima Community College authorities have notified the public that an "armed person" was seen on the school's West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Rd.
They say if you're near the area, to stay off campus.
Those on campus have been instructed to follow campus police instructions and keep doors locked.
This is a developing story, KGUN 9 will provide more information once it becomes available.
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