No injuries were reported. A woman was arrested Wednesday, September 2, after police received a report that she threatened to shoot a small group of people near Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah . The threat was reported around 12:20 p.m. near The Green Apartments, an off-campus housing complex close to UVU. The incident happened nearly one year after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at a UVU event in September 2025.
Police later found and took the woman into custody, ending the search that had led the university to issue a safety alert.
A local news outlet, KUTV reported that she was taken into custody a few hours after the initial alert. Police have not publicly released her name, age beyond the earlier description, motive or details about possible charges. No injuries were reported in the incident.
UVU then warned students and staff to “be aware and vigilant. The woman was described as being in her late teens or early 20s. She was also carrying a black backpack and a black cross-body bag. The search also affected a nearby school. By later in the day, the woman had been apprehended. Police searched the area and later took the woman into custody.
Orem City Police told UVU Police about the reported threat at around 12:20 p.m. The woman was last seen at about 12:29 p.m. walking east through the pedestrian tunnel between the UVU Orem campus and The Green Apartments, according to the university alert. Police asked anyone who saw the woman not to approach or confront her, but instead call 911 or UVU Police at 801-863-5555. On September 2, 2026, police received a report that a woman had threatened to shoot a small group of people near The Green Apartments, an off-campus housing complex close to UVU.
Because of police activity in the area, lakeridge Junior High School was placed on secure status.
Police said she was wearing a white tank top, green jogger-style pants and a green plaid New York Jets baseball cap backward. School officials said students were kept inside, outside doors were locked and all students were accounted for. Parents were told there was no need to go to the school.
