 SAU Tech went into lockdown on July 9th after a man with a rifle was spotted near the Arkansas Fire Training Academy. Authorities including SAU Tech, Campus Police, Washington and Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas Game and Fish, and Arkansas State Police searched but found nothing. Witnesses reported the man emerged from the woods, looked around, then retreated. A nearby hondo accord was identified but yield no leads. The lockdown was lifted after confirming no threat. The investigation was then handed over to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.