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“City of Waco crews are on the Baylor campus to repair a city water main break on the east side of Pat Neff Hall (facing Waco Hall). To make repairs, the city crews have had to shut off a main water valve, which has resulted in no water service to Pat Neff Hall, Carroll Science, Draper Academic Building and Memorial/Alexander,” the email alert said.

Waco High School was put on lockdown and evacuated Tuesday afternoon to the BASE Extraco Events Center after an active shooter was falsely reported on campus. Waco Police tweeted at 2:21 p.m. that the department was aware of the situation and on the scene. Eighteen minutes later, Waco PD sent out another tweet saying there is no indication of an active shooter, but the department was still clearing the building to ensure the safety of students and staff.

Around 2:16 a.m. Sunday morning, four to eight shots were fired at the 2300 block of 2nd St., leaving one man dead. One source who went to the party and another acrobatics & tumbling team member confirmed the party was hosted by members of the acrobatics & tumbling team after winning their meet on Saturday.

Baylor will return to campus in person as scheduled on Jan. 18 for the Spring 2022 semester. Additional protocols such as testing and face coverings for at least the first two weeks will be in place, according to an email sent out by President Linda Livingstone on Jan. 3.

Baylor basketball will have its home matches against Texas Tech and West Virginia, as well as the road game against the Mountaineers, rescheduled to the Big 12’s COVID-19 protocols.