At 5:32 p.m. WKU Alerts chimed on Hilltopper’s phones, informing them that a subject with a sword was running from 531 Dennis, and to stay out of the area. 

While other alerts have warned of potential gunshots fired, this unusual one peaked interest, and people were quick to take to Twitter on the matter. Many had one question on their minds.

A sword? pic.twitter.com/dCHF4OZt5A

— Kendrick Bryan (@kbryan87) December 27, 2017

There is no way I’m reading this right….A SWORD??!?!! I chose the right school pic.twitter.com/cJEADgFTtV

— Marisa Rose (@marisahinkebein) December 27, 2017

excuse me, a sword? pic.twitter.com/8HsOaJqfeT

— Evan Hatter  (@ehatt493) December 27, 2017

— Monica Kast (@monica_kast) December 27, 2017

a sword????????????tf????? pic.twitter.com/JpPS11W8gQ

— Ash (@50FtofGirl) December 27, 2017

Exactly a sword 😂. Wth he gone do 😭

— 💎✨ (@prettydimpleski) December 27, 2017

Yes. Everyone read that correctly. A sword. WKU issued an update to the alert under an hour later saying officers were unable to locate the swordsman, and to be careful if you lived in the area. 

Everybody reaction to that WKU alert text talking bout someone is running towards campus with a sword 😂 pic.twitter.com/zOgqngBGTX

— Blake B. (@blizzyb__) December 27, 2017

What happened to Bowling Green this winter? There are gunshots almost every other day and now there’s some guy with a sword by campus…

— Kaleb Hampton (@Kaleb_Hampton) December 27, 2017

Lmao someone on WKU’s campus has a sword out running around. We offer majors in samurai training

— Brandon Scott (@BrandonScott77) December 27, 2017

Just got a text alert from wku saying a white male with a sword was headed to campus. I don’t remember being in BG.

— Nelson Bodenbender (@Capn_R3Dbeard) December 27, 2017

So someone is running around with a god damn sword. pic.twitter.com/EKpCDkISLt

— Flash Pendergrass (@Call_Me_Flash) December 27, 2017

When we asked for no more “possible shots fired” texts, we didn’t mean for someone to charge campus with a sword 🙄🤔 pic.twitter.com/Bt40XTmC4K

— Matti 🌻 (@mattielizabeth_) December 27, 2017

Just got back to bg and got a text saying someone is running around with a sword by campus. Turning around and leaving.

— Tony Frank (@t_frank94) December 27, 2017

Sword guy is the perfect way to end 2017 for WKU https://t.co/BketMrUEba

— Andrew Henderson (@MelodiousAndrew) December 28, 2017

Was our mysterious swordsman on a quest to rid the world of evil? Were they racing to pay a tuition bill? These are the things that keep us awake at night. https://t.co/3Kl77RIk32

— WKU Herald ⛄ (@wkuherald) December 28, 2017