Lockdown lifted after Arkansas State University received reports of gunmen

Arkansas State University in the US has had its lockdown lifted after earlier reports of gunmen on the campus.

Messages posted by the university’s Twitter account said there were reports of two or three armed intruders.

“Report: The possible three males all wearing black were last seen walking north near Dean St”, the tweet read.

The gunmen were reportedly first seen near the university’s Student Union building, CBS reported.

The lockdown has been lifted with unconfirmed reports a man has been arrested.

More to come.